Featured Poem: Duffy and Me

 

By Ellen Morritt
Sarasota Branch, Florida

 

I walk my dog on naked feet,
The sidewalk still retains the heat.
We walk along, my Duff and I
While fluffy clouds float over the sky,
The smell of jasmine always there
With you alongside, I won’t despair.

 

We stroll the pathway, just we two
Showed up here to start anew.
We walk and walk and breathe the night,
Moonlight makes it feel all right.
You sniff the ground, I sniff the air,
Whoever said that life was fair?

 

My best friend, you’re loved a lot,
You are faithful, he was not.
We’re here alone, just me and you
So we can start a life that’s new.
Things will brighten, you will see
Because you came along with me.

 

5 comments

  1. Barb Whitmarsh NLAPW says:

    LOVEABLE, FAITHFUL MUTT I PRESUME
    AND SO IS THE POEM.
    THANKS FOR A JOB WELL DONE.

  2. Polly Curran says:

    Ellen, We are so happy to have you back with our Sarasota Branch. It’s a lovely poem, to have a best friend that is loyal, friendly and always there, to comfort, for pleasure.

    Thank you for sharing your thoughts through these words.

    Polly Curran

  3. CAROL ANNE DUNN says:

    I enjoyed this poem very much. It is upbeat and joyful despite the loss endured by the subject. Well done!

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