~ Diane M. Schuller ~

Where He Has Been

For Jasper

bounding to the waterhole
barking in the bluebells
tickles my memories

scoot n' boogie in the sand
we laughed, "He's berserk"

on my dog's white muzzle
a pink lipstick print

dogs romping
in the snow . . .
ravens caw

      caw
            caw

diagnosis: cancer

final trip
to his last sigh
goodbye

walking and crying
following his pawprints
frozen in the trail



Copyright Diane M. Schuller


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