Friday, May 29, 2020

Frosty Died Last December

May 29, 2020

Dear Subscriber:

Each week we examine a theme from a variety of points of view. The theme for this week is grief in honor of those who have died of Covid-19 and of Memorial Day, which is celebrated in the U.S. on May 25th.

I welcome comments on my poems at https://nicholasgordon.blogspot.com .

A poem about grief at the death of a much-loved pet:

Frosty died last December,
My closest friend for fifteen years.
We were born the same November;
Now I can't put down my tears.

It's not fair that dogs should live
Just a short piece of our lives;
They give us the love we give
To parents, children, husbands, wives.

More loyal than a human love,
More passionate and all-consuming:
No spat would Frosty's love remove,
So fixed on me, so unassuming.

My grief is real, my pain is strong,
Though not all would be so moved;
But I can't think how I'll go on
Without this creature I so loved.

© by Nicholas Gordon

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This week’s theme: Grief
May 29: Frosty Died Last December

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