Monday Poem

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I received a snap of Duke the Dog
in which duke in radiant atmosphere stands
quintessentially dog-like
   ….......................................open-mouthed
lolling tongue     four-square
paws planted in green earth
    .....................................…..expectant
poised to please  .....................very Christ-like
in mist halo silent light still
    ..................................... ….all aware

I’m yours
he barks standing by
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throw that last stick now
before I mount this brilliant torch
and rise to sit at dad’s right paw
: my father King who( tooth and claw)
salutes every risen pooch from
dog-heaven’s porch

for though it is mysteriously odd
dog spelled backward is always god


by Jim Culleny

photo by Jeff Grader, October, 2009