Category Archives: animals

I Drove A Car Last Night

Posted on June 11, 2019 by

*WARNING*GRAPHIC CONTENT* (This poem is about cruelty to animals. This is sadly a true story. The police are not providing animal control services, though they get county funding to do so. There is a small understaffed & underfunded nonprofit clinic … Continue reading →

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Cake

Posted on December 14, 2018 by

Bumpy was barking each bark louder and louder as the cat ate cake Was her bark to let me know, or did she want to eat it?  

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Sheep

Posted on October 18, 2018 by

It’s terribly insulting to refer to the American people as sheep. We had to catch our sheep today because it was hoof-trimming day and parasiticide day and the sheep knew what was up they always know if we’re trying to … Continue reading →

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One At A Time

Posted on September 29, 2018 by

The birds are landing quietly, near the puppies enjoying their food.

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One Eyed Dog

Posted on August 9, 2018 by

A feral dog showed up outside Uncle Bobby’s farm a few weeks ago mangy and too thin, her left eye was a pool of puss and blood we took her home, cleaned her up and got her some food we … Continue reading →

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Dogs Of War

Posted on July 27, 2018 by

Once in a while our dog Pali will find a deer bone or antler and she’ll be so proud, slobbering all over herself and everything else just chomping away without a care in the world and she’ll be content and … Continue reading →

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Hay For The Royal Horses

Posted on June 22, 2018 by

The villagers stood around screaming, “The village is burning” and there they were, standing around looking at the fire doing nothing but screaming. “Put this fire out now!!!” they demanded of the King who, far off in the distance was … Continue reading →

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