Wednesday, January 17, 2018

We Buried The Dog Comments

Rating: 5.0

We buried the dog
at the base of the pine
recently toppled by a hurricane.
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Seamus O' Brian
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Susan Williams 15 February 2018

We humans are a brave and noble lot. We get ourselves pets. Nobody forces us. We WANT to suffer. And suffer we will when one after another they die after living such short lives, leaving us with great big holes in our hearts so we go get ourselves another pet so we can have more pain and holes... Beautifully expressed. Now I will mourn the tree we bury them under. 10++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

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Seamus O Brian 16 February 2018

True, Susan, true- though I have not thought about in the sense of intentional suffering. Strangely true, that love cannot be separated from pain. Very insightful, Susan. Thanks, as always! :)

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tom billsborough 18 January 2018

Yes, I buried Mr P in a red blanket. The violas are still in flower, a hundred or so, and they look on to mr P's grave. Maybe they are his guardians. It's a very sad time and you have expressed your feelings so well in a beautiful poem. He will always live in your memory. He looks a very sweet doggie,

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Kevin Patrick 18 January 2018

An extremely heartfelt and moving work, I don't know how much pain I will feel when the time comes for my own dog. The picture is even more sobering. A great work.

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