Shadow
walking,
crushing juniper berries
at dusk
the dog shadows me
in his absence
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“Shadow” first appeared here in April, 2015. It could be considered a companion piece to “Mother’s Day,” which is included in the July 2016 edition of The Lake.
Music: “Thunderbird” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
O at the Edges 
Beautiful
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Thank you, Beth. I miss that dog!
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Beautiful recording … good to pause and listen (twice) with my aging Labrador about 2 inches from my foot. Buttercup will be a shadow all too soon – I sense she is “ready”, but we are not.
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Of all the dogs I’ve belonged to, Jackboy remains my favorite. I still talk to him in poems…
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My former dog shadowed me for a long time, till the two new ones pushed him out. Love this.
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Thanks, VJ. They do that, don’t they?
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Sure do! Welcome.
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Love this.
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Thank you, Jilanne. I do miss that dog, though he still accompanies me on occasion…
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