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On Seeing a Tripod Dog

Brian K. Noe · September 9, 2019 ·

We pause at a stop sign on the way to school
Here comes a little black puffball
Skipping and hopping on the end of his lead
Dancing like popcorn in a hot skillet
As he and his tender approach
We see that he is missing a left front leg

Nonetheless whole
Joyful, he is

The Kid smiles broadly catching the man’s eye
And he smiles back

Joyful were we

Filed Under: Poetry Tagged With: Dog Poems, Dogs, Dogs and Kids

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