3 Poems

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You old dog

You mangy old dog

You wonderful old dog

You weird old dog

Old dog has the sad eyes

Raises one eyebrow then the other

You look around, old dog, surveying your domain

Old dog paws at the bed, rearranges his property

You old dog that messes up the rugs

You old dog that drinks the flavorful water

Not out of the bowl

The last resort bowl

You old quizzical dog

You old knowing dog

Old dog knows better than his master

Old dog sleep, hiccupping in his dreams

You old dog of routines

You old dog  of habits

You old, moaning dog

Barking to be let in

This old dog who pees excitedly after encountering other dogs

Young dogs, new dogs, different dogs

And old dogs too

But none as old as you

You mangy, rangy, spotty, dotty, batty, fatty, whiny, spiny, lazy, crazy

Wonderful old dog

You old slothful dog

You old loving dog

You old calm, careful, cool as a cucumber dog

Old dog licks your nose

Then sneezes in your face

Old dog yawns

And sighs deeply

Treality

Trees collect hurricanes

Stifle them into whirlwinds

To obscure the residue

Trees are monoliths

Their skin bare

Architects of 

The roots of

stone thought

Trees are narrators

Branches stories

The hands of the clock

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It droops.

Sags under the weight of

Bags under the eyes of

For no reason.

Not just one person.

Staring at a goldmine

Carry it away

Feed it to all my pastimes

Hobies, copies

Work being done

Create the proper signage

Kept and left on.

Genghis Khan.

Gunga Dinn.

Crumble in

And linger on

Cast a shadow, note its width.

Carry that weight with you

Give it a try, note the burden.

Aboard the Lamplighter

Very little time for decision(s)

CANCEL HIT CANCEL HIT CANCEL HIT CANCEL HIT CANCEL

Disembark

Shore leave

Must get back at

Must disembark at

“I seen it like a 20 inch zenith though, believe it,” he said, while making the relevant gestures to support the fact that he was quoting Raekwon from Only Built 4 Cuban Linx.