Contentment
Old dog lies in the sunshine:
“bake-dog,” my daughter says,
too young to understand
the ache of tired bones.
For that I am glad.
[And here is my poem for yesterday, which I didn’t get home in time to post.]
No exaggeration
a thousand gold stars fall
from your eyes
the noonday sun blazes
in your smile
you are the mysterious
depths of oceans
you are the welcoming
expanse of sky
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I really like both of these, especially contentment. Your style of writing really impacts me!
I enjoyed both of these poems.
Both of these poems are great, especially Contentment. I love your daughter’s “bake-dog” comment!
Like both. The use of hyperbole in the second poem emphasizes the depth of emotion.
The contrast of young and old through the image of the old dog, and what that means to the narrator, is heart-achingly authentic.