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Golden Retrievals

July 18th, 2008

By Mark Doty,

Fetch?  Balls and sticks capture my attention

seconds at a time.  Catch?  I don’t think so.

Bunny, tumbling leaf, a squirrel who’s- oh

joy- actually scared.  Sniff the wind, then

I’m off again: muck, pond, ditch, residue

of any thrillingly dead thing.  And you?

Either you’re sunk in the past, half our walk,

thinking of what you never can bring back,

or else you’re off in some fog concerning

-tomorrow, is that what you call it?  My work:

to unsnare time’s warp (and woof!) retrieing,

my haze headed friend, you.  This shining bark,

a Zen master’s bronzy gong, calls you here,

entirely, now: bow-wow, bow-wow, bow-wow.

ps: naming contest is extended until Monday, so keep your ideas coming!

Posted in K9 Fun | 4 Comments »

4 Responses to “Golden Retrievals”

1. Saint Lover says:

   July 18, 2008 at 9:25 pm

   gorgeous picture
2. jan says:

   July 19, 2008 at 5:19 pm

   I’ve never heard of Mark Doty, but I am a fan. Wish I’d written this.
3. Lindsay says:

   July 19, 2008 at 7:39 pm

   I haven’t heard of Mark Doty either. Nice writing. And nice pic, is that Stranger?
4. K9 Amiga says:

   July 20, 2008 at 1:43 am

   Nah, Stranger is even cuter : )