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By Anonymous

Lightly tapping across the floor
Paws with nails too long,
Whispering by a couch on fours
Delicate hair rubbed wrong;

Silently preparing to strike
Joints are cracked and bowed,
Heaving atop cushions alike
Bright hazel eyes aglow;

Bristly licking a familiar face
Tongue is coarse to skin,
Purring across a limb with grace
Throat humming with affection.

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eliana924 GOLD said...
on Dec. 18 2011 at 9:39 pm
eliana924 GOLD, New York, New York
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Great imagery, although I think you could have developed the meaning a bit more.
Free- GOLD said...
on Mar. 25 2011 at 4:52 pm
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solid 3, but it needed a bit more of a theme but I also kind of liked that it was just a sotry
alihadley14 GOLD said...
on Feb. 7 2011 at 9:38 am
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i agree wiff tha dog thing.
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on Mar. 11 2010 at 1:55 pm
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nice imagery you can really vizualize this poem. kudoz
BMMSjr said...
on Mar. 2 2010 at 8:51 am
that is a pretty dog