Comments | onborrowedwings: A Poem for the stray dogs in my yard

onborrowedwings

A Poem for the stray dogs in my yard

Feb 05, 2013 08:17

Two little dogs
You wandered in through the front gate,
And never left - making comfortable beds for yourselves in the dirt.
I know that it is better than the footpaths you grew up on.

I might never pat you
But I love you anyway.

Stay forever.
And bite the people who keep trying to steal our fruit.

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kylathelurker February 5 2013, 03:16:25 UTC

Aww they sound so very cute! Don't suppose you have pics of these two pups do you?

And bite the people who keep trying to steal our fruit.

*dies laughing* Okay that is made of win! XD

onborrowedwings February 5 2013, 03:18:34 UTC

I'll try to take a pic of them this afternoon! They give me very cute eyes and tail wags!

onborrowedwings February 5 2013, 15:41:29 UTC

Post now amended to include picture of the pups - looking at me curiously having been awoken from their nap by me trying to take a picture of them.

kylathelurker February 6 2013, 01:36:48 UTC

Aww they're rather cute looking pups how long have they been haunting your place? They look like they own it the way they're looking at you there hahhaha

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shiera_sea_star February 5 2013, 04:17:08 UTC

I have my sweet kitties now because their mother just wandered in and stayed forever! :D and I second the request for a photo. :D

onborrowedwings February 5 2013, 15:42:11 UTC

We had a stray cat in the yard for awhile but unfortunately I'm horribly allergic to kitties so there will be no proper adoptions :(

shiera_sea_star February 5 2013, 17:34:36 UTC

how sad! but there's always puppies for you, I guess. I love dogs, as well. I have 2 in addition to my 3 cats. We have more animals than people in my house. :)

those are some pretty pups!

dealbreaker19 February 6 2013, 00:15:40 UTC

They are lucky pups to have wandered into your yard...and you are lucky to have them :)

onborrowedwings February 6 2013, 16:43:08 UTC

I usually talk to them on the way in and out and they wag their tails a bit :)

kimberlite8 February 7 2013, 02:16:23 UTC

The poem made me teary, especially this line:I know that it is better than the footpaths you grew up on.

Those dogs look healthy but their eyes are little sad, as if they lived hard lives. I'm glad they have found a sanctuary in your garden. Perhaps you'll adopt them as the sigil of your house. Two dogs under the yellow of the mango groves. Oak and Iron, Guard Me Well!