Echoes of Olive

My friend Shawna reminded me of a poem I wrote in 2005.  I had forgotten all about it.

I don't think it stands out in philosophical or romantic value, but it does remind me of how much I loved having a dog.

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evening sky
dark and grey
go away
and bring the clean
black night with
its starry gleam

crowded highway
with engines racing
heavy hearts grip
the wheel and hold
their burdens close
minds heavy with
chances lost and
youth they've sold

overlapping houses
disjointed tenants
blue light through windows
from watching their shows
not aware of the others
sharing the same
only next door

me in a field
under the pinpoint canopy
feeling very small
from the space around me
listening for the rhythm
of running dog paws
circling around
she has never lost
this feeling which
I have just found

10.13.05
-jmo