I enjoyed it, Max. It was real to me. Andrew
On 29 October 2014 21:18, Patrick McManus <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> M Should not eat whimpering dogs for breakfast! Cheers P
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Poetryetc: poetry and poetics [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of Max Richards
> Sent: 28 October 2014 23:52
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: 'Dream Dog'
>
> Dream Dog
>
> In a dream
> you can walk only
> a dream dog.
>
> The one whimpering
> at the foot of my bed
> for breakfast and a walk
>
> gets me up and out
> on my dream walk
> with him, nosing
>
> amongst the stimuli,
> the herbs and fungi,
> till - yes - he squats -
>
> oops! - was that
> on the bedroom carpet?
> I wake distressed -
>
> of course dream dogs
> don't mess real rooms -
> but one move from me
>
> and the damn
> whimpering will
> start up again.=
>
--
Andrew
http://hispirits.blogspot.com/
'Undercover of Lightness'
http://walleahpress.com.au/recent-publications.html
'Shikibu Shuffle'
http://abovegroundpress.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/new-from-aboveground-press-shikibu.html
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