Ode to Pets

Archie & Burgess

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Submitted by: Mary Ann and Vic Potter of Raleigh

"Old Dogs" - A Memory

Upon their exit
old dogs leave us
the merest of scents in corners
the wispiest of hairs underfoot
the breathlessness of quiet at the ring of a doorbell
the emptiest of rooms

and fullness of hearts.

 

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