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A Man And His Dog.
Contributed by
cashfan1
on
Monday, 26th July 2010 @ 02:28:51 PM in AEST
Topic:
Lifepoems
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I watched them from the shop window where I worked,
An old man and his dog pounding the beat.
The old man short and squat,
The bulldog shorter and squatter still.
Each was comfortable with the other's eccentricities,
Each a living caricature of the other.
And every morning they made their wheezing, grunting way
Along the mad, sad bustling Fulham road.
And every morning the bulldog stopped by the bus stop,
Lifted his leg with silly cocky pride,
Pulled his bottom lip back in a sneering challenge,
A challenge that never came.
And all the while the old man cursed the commuters,
The bulldog wheezed and the traffic spewed out its poison.
Then, on a low garden wall, the old man sat,
His face red with the effort, his neck thickened by age and booze.
By his feet the bulldog sat, eyes runny with diesel fumes,
Neck thickened by too much food and nights in front of the fire.
Then, like a magician pulling a rabbit from the hat,
He took out a blue inhaler and, as if his life depended on it,
Sucked on the puffer with a grim greedy satisfaction.
Then he bent down to the bulldog's puckered face,
Waved the puffer and the bulldog accepted with a soppy appreciation.
Opening wide his wrinkled mouth he inhaled
And slumped to the ground with a satisfied grunt.
And as they sat the commuters thinned, the traffic moved
And the pavement hung heavy as if in the aftermath of war.
Then they stood, man and dog, straightening stiffening joints,
Each a comfort to the other's misery.
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Re: A Man And His Dog.
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by GeorgeKoleris on
Monday, 26th July 2010 @ 02:35:43 PM AEST
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| really good poem, reminded me of my dog steve, he died 3 months ago |
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Re: A Man And His Dog.
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by northernlights on
Monday, 26th July 2010 @ 10:37:51 PM AEST
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| Again wonderfully detailed,introducing characters to the reader in a very familiar way, I think you should try or maybe you have tried writing stories |
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Re: A Man And His Dog.
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by andrewjones12 on
Tuesday, 27th July 2010 @ 08:00:50 AM AEST
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misery loves company =)
another awsome write mr.cashfan.
you have alot of talent my friend, i always enoy reading your work.
blessings,
andrew. |
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Re: A Man And His Dog.
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by lovingcritters on
Tuesday, 27th July 2010 @ 06:59:51 PM AEST
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I never know when I read one of your poems Dennis, where it's going to take me, but this trip was such a delight!
I could see it all so plainly in my mind's eye, and it was such a good site.!
How many times have I seen this very same scene right here on my street. An old man and his dog, are always complete!
Loved it
Warm love
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Re: A Man And His Dog.
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by Daniellemarie on
Thursday, 29th July 2010 @ 12:25:50 AM AEST
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| aww I love dogs and this is so sweet because pets keep our soul alive and going and I bet the bond between that man and his dog is ohh so priceless and unbreakable |
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