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Too Soon

by John

All of the old dogs I've known
are dead and buried.

Some cats went out and never came back
before we learned to keep them in.

Two Grandparents hearts
stopped keeping time.

Cancer hollowed out the insides
of the others.

Aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, sister.
Alzheimer's, auto wrecks, husband with a gun...

still, the only thing that scares me
about death is leaving

my son too soon, too early
gone to teach him

how to dig a hole,
smoth over the dirt,

plant the grass
over his dog

with love.




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Yes. 'His' in the la (Score: 1 )
by chameleon on Friday, October 13, 2006 (00:19:05)
Yes. 'His' in the last stanza is the perfect addition.

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I liked this - my on (Score: 1 )
by YetiMan on Monday, December 18, 2006 (23:16:39)
I liked this - my only comment was that I found the last line "with love" redundant, but otherwise a nice circular piece.

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Yup. That about say (Score: 1 )
by Tony on Saturday, June 09, 2007 (20:20:10)
Yup. That about says it.

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alright john. i was (Score: 1 )
by brownbwi on Friday, January 04, 2008 (17:24:19)
alright john. i was rating poems blindly and i stumbled on this one. i had to check to see who it was. great piece man. so much room here for the reader to ponder. i am sucker for poems that bring children into the writers thoughts as well. adding the heart right now

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    alright john. i was (Score: 1 )
    by John on Saturday, January 05, 2008 (16:56:01)
    Hah! Thanks.

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yes indeed ! (Score: 1 )
by anna9 on Friday, April 11, 2008 (04:20:45)
yes indeed !

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Nicely done. (should (Score: 1 )
by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 25, 2008 (02:34:08)
Nicely done. (should be smooth in SCool

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