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Fire!/Fighter Pilot

FIRE! Storm clouds billow black Grey air fills with fine feathers Unhappy lungs hope for clear weather. FIGHTER PILOT Helicopter pilot fighting from the air lowers his basket for healing water returns again and again through black smoke drops precious … Continue reading

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Be Your Own Dog

My acupuncturist — who is a gift from heaven — says that now I must learn to be my own dog.  I think about this several dozen times a day as I try to cope without my dogs. Tell me … Continue reading

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No Kisses

No Kisses

No worries, no walks
no vet bills, no medicine
no brushing, no poop to pick up
no licks, no sniffs
no happy faces, nobody to need me
no soft fur, no sweet smell
no love, no kisses
no collies

Poem copyright © 2010 Monica Glickman

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Lulu/Coat of Many Blessings/Receiving Line

Yesterday, August 28, 2010, we said good-bye to our beautiful collie, Lulu. It was her time, and she was ready. We will miss her terribly, but I tell myself not to mourn. Unless one hopes for immortality, there is nothing … Continue reading

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Rose

Today, August 18, was my mom’s birthday. Her name was Rose.

ROSE

Powerfully delicate
simply intricate
purely intoxicating.

poem copyright © 2010 Monica Glickman

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Talking to Yourself/Woman’s Best Friend

When you set up a new blog, you feel a bit as though you are talking to yourself. That isn’t all bad. After all, isn’t that why we have dogs? Here’s a poem that may be related:

WOMAN’S BEST FRIEND

Dogs love the sound
of our voices.
That’s why they’re
woman’s best friend.

poem copyright © 2010 Monica Glickman

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Genetic Engineering

Genetic Engineering

We engineer our beloved breeds
to suit human standards
of form and taste,
never knowing, or not caring
that health and strength
have a special beauty
and carry their own genetic code.

Copyright © 2010 Monica Glickman

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City Skin

City Skin

Can’t wait to shed my city skin
move to the rhythm
of sun and moon
hear with animal ears
breathe with the wind.

Copyright © 2010 Monica Glickman

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