But We Will Poem by Mark Money

But We Will



(for Bonnie 12/15/2011)

those fields won't miss your running feet
but we will.

the fireplace won't miss your nearness
but we will.

some will say 'it was just a dog; you don't have to cry'
but we will.

and some spring day, when the sky is bright and the air is warm
and God's earth is filled with life, we'll be tempted to think of you
and we will.

© 2011 (Bolingbrook, IL)

Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Topic(s) of this poem: loss
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Bonnie is a Schnauzer that my wife and I adopted from a puppy mill rescue organization.When we adopted her, she loved my wife right away but did not like me at all.I suppose the reason is that she was treated badly by men at the puppy mill.In time, she grew to tolerate me, but she never did show me any real affection.Despite that, it was harder on me than I thought it would be when we had to make the decision to put her down.Since Bonnie loved my wife, some might say that I wrote the poem for my wife's sake, but I didn't.I wrote it for mine, and yes, I cried when we had to put her down.
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Mark Money

Mark Money

Kansas City, Missouri
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