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Friday, February 1, 2019

Puppy Dog Hearts and Hope

photo by Christine Lowther


I am made of puppy dog hearts
and soft silver moons,
blue skies and the song of the sea,
wrinkled dreams and
threadbare hope,
fatigue and
rich remembering.

I am made of ancestral stories
told by hearth fires,
ancient drumbeats, prophecy,
and visions of a
Rainbow Race, 
arising.

And i am made of
lost love and wolf howls,
tears and cackles,
forest wilderness
and birds singing
the morning in.

All of these songs
make their home in me.
I perch on the limb
of my inner tree
and sing them to you,
so you can see
how beautiful this life
has always been
to me.

One from 2018. For the Poetry Pantry at Poets United. And for the Tuesday Platform at Real  Toads.

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33 comments:

  1. Rosemary Nissen-WadeFebruary 1, 2019 at 10:09 PM

    Lovely! What wonderful things to be made of. (Smile.)

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  2. MaryFebruary 2, 2019 at 8:38 AM

    Ah, one could want nothing more than this! (And what a lucky dog Cali is!!)

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  3. JulianFebruary 3, 2019 at 12:29 AM

    I always enjoy reading your poetry, Sherry.

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  4. ThotpurgeFebruary 3, 2019 at 12:40 AM

    Sugar and spice and everything nice- and what's nicer that a puppy dog heart, truly!

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  5. Old EggFebruary 3, 2019 at 1:01 AM

    There is so much love and trust with dogs that you wonder why some humans cannot treat them as friends.

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  6. Anita SabatFebruary 3, 2019 at 2:12 AM

    Life is beautiful. Nice words.
    Great when there are songs in us that we can sing!
    My WOW Gadgets - Anita

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  7. RommyFebruary 3, 2019 at 4:02 AM

    No question that tears and loss go into the shaping of us as much as anything else. To feel those so intensely show how much we are willing to open ourselves to love.

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  8. Sanaa RizviFebruary 3, 2019 at 4:33 AM

    This is deeply moving, Sherry! Especially like; "And i am made of lost love and wolf howls,tears and cackles,forest wilderness and birds singing the morning in."

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  9. Magical Mystical TeacherFebruary 3, 2019 at 6:21 AM

    So many things go into the making of a dog, all of them magical!

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  10. TruedessaFebruary 3, 2019 at 6:36 AM

    Dogs are amazing creatures their spirits long to run free. I love the following part of you poem. So beautiful.

    I perch on the limb
    of my inner tree
    and sing them to you,
    so you can see

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  11. annell4February 3, 2019 at 7:21 AM

    Often we get caught up in the bad things, and forget to see the wonderful things all around us. Love this write!!

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  12. Myrna R.February 3, 2019 at 7:37 AM

    Love this. Yes, dogs are made of all those things. So glad I have my dogs. Sometimes I just watch them sleeping, it's so soothing. Hard to understand how some people don't like dogs or other animals. I love them all.

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  13. brudbergFebruary 3, 2019 at 7:50 AM

    What a lovely way to have lived your life... I manage well without dogs but I can see how they become part of you.

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  14. C. SandlinFebruary 3, 2019 at 8:09 AM

    Beautiful and...I might be crying, quietly, over here. Just a lovely sum of goodness for the morning.

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  15. Laura BloomsburyFebruary 3, 2019 at 8:12 AM

    Cali made of all these things and all the love you have to give
    "I perch on the limb
    of my inner tree"
    this line really struck home by its transformation to the spirit of this lucky, lovel animal

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  16. Gillena CoxFebruary 3, 2019 at 8:13 AM

    I luv that inner tree. I can hear your bird songs clear across cyberspace

    Thanks for dropping by my sumie Sunday

    Much💟love

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  17. Kim M. RussellFebruary 3, 2019 at 9:48 AM

    That’s a poem full of rich imagery, Sherry, with ‘puppy dog hearts and soft silver moons’. I especially love the lines:
    ‘wrinkled dreams and
    threadbare hope,
    fatigue and
    rich remembering’
    and the ‘ancestral stories told by hearth fires’.

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  18. Magaly GuerreroFebruary 3, 2019 at 9:52 AM

    No wonder I like you so much. You're made of wonder and living and spirit-rich bits.

    Love this.

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  19. tonispencerFebruary 3, 2019 at 11:04 AM

    I love this poem Sherry. It is my new favorite of yours. All the sadness and pain, all the love and hope, all of the grace and joy. I love you fren.

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  20. VickiFebruary 3, 2019 at 11:25 AM

    Simply beautiful, I love this.

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  21. colleenFebruary 3, 2019 at 2:32 PM

    He carries so much story. I especially like lost loves and wolf howls.

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  22. Wendy BourkeFebruary 3, 2019 at 4:27 PM

    Wonderful - on so many levels!!! 'I perch on the limb of my inner tree' a totally awesome 'wish-I'd-written-it' line.

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  23. Vivian ZemsFebruary 3, 2019 at 4:46 PM

    So beautiful. I hereby declare my new best friend! You are made of much wealth :)

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  24. BrendanFebruary 4, 2019 at 12:36 AM

    How fine to feel and share such bounding exuberance again! The heart is a wild tissue!

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  25. WhitesnakeFebruary 4, 2019 at 10:35 AM

    Nothing better than that kind of companionship.

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  26. kaykualaFebruary 4, 2019 at 6:24 PM

    The last stanza is perfect Sherry! It is telling on what good there is received if one gives them out where most needed

    Hank

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  27. Anjum Wasim DarFebruary 5, 2019 at 10:32 AM

    great work..'inner tree' image is fantastic

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  28. annell4February 5, 2019 at 1:14 PM

    A wonderful poem!!

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  29. JimFebruary 5, 2019 at 1:50 PM

    A nice group of songs, your bird will chirp and warble them sooo fine. I'd like to hear them sung.
    ..

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  30. GraceFebruary 5, 2019 at 5:10 PM

    A soul stirring write Sherry.

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  31. KBFebruary 5, 2019 at 6:39 PM

    So precious. Hugs to you

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  32. Anmol (HA)February 6, 2019 at 5:44 AM

    And you sing this song so beautifully, Sherry! ❤️

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  33. Susie ClevengerFebruary 6, 2019 at 9:03 AM

    Oh, this is beautiful..This is a life well lived. You so inspire me!

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