The process of choosing
was all about size, the boxy head.
His father was a champion;
perfect black standard nose.
Perhaps he was over kennel-clubbed,
bred to a neurotic frenzy.
I didn't realize personality would be
such a compatibility issue.
You make no bones about loathing;
yell at him, as if he couldn't hear.
Every time I clean up a mess,
you encourage a tabby.
tk/October 2013
R.A.D. Stainforth enjoys a mellow glass of Sunday wine...
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love it.....and the dog!!! x
ReplyDeleteWow that's an interesting take and so beautifully crafted!
ReplyDeleteThe way you took this on, Tess, reminded me of a father who is exemplary in every postion in society he holds. The son is a well-dressed bum, even looks good in prison stripes. (Maybe he was pampered by his father AND society. I enjoyed making a story around this, almost as much as I enjoyed reading your own (i suppose) experience with the animal. THANK you for the pic-prompt. I like them all!
ReplyDelete"Over kennel-clubbed." Sharp!
ReplyDeleteDid you know that the Canary Islands were named so because of the indigenous dogs?
ReplyDeleteoh hah that's why I have a cat! Clever one!
ReplyDeleteI like the way you turned that verse. Bravo!
ReplyDeleteLove those soft blue eyes. I was inspired this week.
ReplyDeletewrote a picture story well worthy of reading.. i so enjoy the process of words coming together in such a way to portray with few words a world away so clear and powerful....
ReplyDeleteencourage a tabby....hmmmm....so cats will come when there's no dog s**t around??? interesting hypothesis. who will test it? thanks for your welcoming comment.
ReplyDeleteHe-he. Love it!
ReplyDeleteAnna :o]
Love the ending! Thanks for the pic!
ReplyDeleteA dog of this magnificence must surely evoke some equally splendid cat !
ReplyDeleteGreat ending! (tabbies must always be encouraged) Wonderful fun to read. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteLoved the ending!
ReplyDeleteExcellent writing!
doggy tales
Lovely closing line. Very good.
ReplyDeleteA dog is nice but a tabby can be a lot nicer. Ah well it's one of those things! Nicely Tess!
ReplyDeleteHank
Witty! Love it!
ReplyDeleteLove your take on this one, although IMHO a dog always beats a cat!
ReplyDeleteOh, I've had dogs, cats, horses ... chickens and a goat growing up. Yes, sometimes an aloof Tabby is the easier route. I wonder, what types of dogs have you had? Enjoyable as always, love the reading, and KILLER last line.
ReplyDeleteAs Chairman of the Tri-State Poetry Council(sounds good...I made it up)...I hereby name you Poet Laureate Of Dublin.
ReplyDeleteOver kennel-clubbed and bred to a neurotic frenzy...great, great line.
ReplyDeleteThis was probably intentional, but I kept thinking of fathers and sons and the mess that the over-privileged and under-disciplined get into, and then mom has to come along and clean up the mess, i.e bail him out of prison or whatever. I know it doesn't fit perfectly, but having a family member like that close-by relatively speaking, it's where my brain went...
Tina @ Life is Good
P.S I've missed magpie. Glad you and it are still around. Mine will go up Monday if all goes well.