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Chloe’s Sighting
Chloe flung off her pillow bed
Howling growling towards the shed
What moved so in the shadow dark
To make her jump so high and bark?
We gathered to the window sill
And looking over the side hill
It stood by a towering spruce
A big and young and curious moose
Rain falling upon his lanky stance
We watched him in our silent trance
Away he slipped a fleeting ghost
Until all we saw his hindmost
And disappeared in growing fog
Back away towards the cedar bog
And slowing smiling from within
Broke our faces into a wide grin
Howling growling towards the shed
What moved so in the shadow dark
To make her jump so high and bark?
We gathered to the window sill
And looking over the side hill
It stood by a towering spruce
A big and young and curious moose
Rain falling upon his lanky stance
We watched him in our silent trance
Away he slipped a fleeting ghost
Until all we saw his hindmost
And disappeared in growing fog
Back away towards the cedar bog
And slowing smiling from within
Broke our faces into a wide grin
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Posted: Apr 2011
About this poem:
Our dog is always on guard
KITTY HEAVEN
I'M DROWNING, IN MY OWN SORROW; I'M NOT SURE; THEY'LL BE TOMORROW; THE LOVE OF MY LIFE; MY JASMINE; HAS GONE TO KITTY HEAVEN! AS SHE LAY, DYING, SHE SAID; DADDY; YOU MADE ME, SO VERY HAPPY; I COULD NEVER WISH FOR A BETTER PAPPY; I'LL ALWAYS LOVE YOU; BUT RIGHT NOW, I'M OFF TO KITTY HEAVEN! FOR FOURTEEN YEARS, WE HAD NO FEARS; OUR BOND CAN NEVER BE BROKEN; I ALWAYS FEARED, THE DAY WOULD COME; WHEN I WOULD LOSE, MY ONLY ONE! I WAVED GOODBYE, AS SHE ASCENDED, TO THE SKY, TO RESUME HER LIFE, WITHOUT ME; IN KITTY HEAVEN! I PRAY TO THE LORD, EVERYDAY; THAT I'LL BE ALLOWED TO ENTER AND STAY; WITH MY DARLING JASMINE, IN OUR NEW HOME, KNOWN AS; KITTY HEAVEN!
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Posted: Nov 2014
About this poem:
LIFE IS SO CRUEL! WHY DID MY LOVE HAVE TO LEAVE WITHOUT ME?
Save the Anopheles Gambiae Mosquito
When you think of animals you want to save
Many cute and cuddly ones come to mind
The giant panda
Tigers
Whooping Crane
Blue Whale
Asian Elephant
Sea Otter
Snow Leopard
Gorilla
Tasmanian Devil and the Orangutan
They're pretty and they're popular
Me, the bloodsucking malaria spreading mosquito
Not so popular
We kill more humans than any other animal on the planet
That is of course if you don't count humans, they are really #1
So there are no charities out there for animals like us
None for the tsetse flies
None for scorpions either
So the whole animal charity business is a popularity contest
How much money does the average snow leopard get
Compared to the CEO that runs the charity?
Not much I bet
Many cute and cuddly ones come to mind
The giant panda
Tigers
Whooping Crane
Blue Whale
Asian Elephant
Sea Otter
Snow Leopard
Gorilla
Tasmanian Devil and the Orangutan
They're pretty and they're popular
Me, the bloodsucking malaria spreading mosquito
Not so popular
We kill more humans than any other animal on the planet
That is of course if you don't count humans, they are really #1
So there are no charities out there for animals like us
None for the tsetse flies
None for scorpions either
So the whole animal charity business is a popularity contest
How much money does the average snow leopard get
Compared to the CEO that runs the charity?
Not much I bet
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Posted: May 2018
About this poem:
I have been recording Alice, a sitcom from the 70's about a waitress at Mel's Diner. Just about every commercial break they have these snow leopards that are facing extinction. Just thinking of some other animals out there not making any money for these charities, like the mosquito.
This is Balu's story
This is Balu's story
A poem for Balu
The prognosis of a home for me is not very good
Just one of many abandoned in my neighbourhood
I'm not the prettiest and my coat don't shine
But I long for somebody just to be mine.
Out in the rain, the cold and the frost
I'm all but given up, my cause is lost
I see no future, and my past was bad
But living with a hunter was all that I had
All he fed me was mouldy old bread
And that was on a good day, well enough said!
You see there's too many like me, abandoned to our fate
Disgarded like rubbish at an alarming rate
I'm luckier than most, I'm alive and I'm free,
Because most of my friends are beaten, then hung from a tree
There seems to be no end to this, it happens every year
We're the unseen dogs of Spain, the forgotten who live in fear
So if you see my photo, I'm a podenco named Balu
I don't want to be a hunting dog, I'd rather be with you.
I dream of the day when I can say I no longer have to roam
When life could be good, and I'd be happy living in a home
But for now I'm in a kennel, and I'm taking up a space
But I dream of all my tomorrows, and living at your place.
Please don't forsake me, I'm a podenco called Balu
Show a little kindness, and let me come to you.
A poem for Balu
The prognosis of a home for me is not very good
Just one of many abandoned in my neighbourhood
I'm not the prettiest and my coat don't shine
But I long for somebody just to be mine.
Out in the rain, the cold and the frost
I'm all but given up, my cause is lost
I see no future, and my past was bad
But living with a hunter was all that I had
All he fed me was mouldy old bread
And that was on a good day, well enough said!
You see there's too many like me, abandoned to our fate
Disgarded like rubbish at an alarming rate
I'm luckier than most, I'm alive and I'm free,
Because most of my friends are beaten, then hung from a tree
There seems to be no end to this, it happens every year
We're the unseen dogs of Spain, the forgotten who live in fear
So if you see my photo, I'm a podenco named Balu
I don't want to be a hunting dog, I'd rather be with you.
I dream of the day when I can say I no longer have to roam
When life could be good, and I'd be happy living in a home
But for now I'm in a kennel, and I'm taking up a space
But I dream of all my tomorrows, and living at your place.
Please don't forsake me, I'm a podenco called Balu
Show a little kindness, and let me come to you.
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Posted: Apr 2018
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Steven
First seen, was wandering round the woods
Abandoned, left to die
How could a person be so bad
Sometimes I wonder why
When found neglect had settled in
His body worse for wear
Starvation played an awful part
And also lack of care
He struggled just to walk around
Collapse was on its way
His bones were there for all to see
From lack of food each day
But still he had a little strength
To up and run away
When people tried to get a hold
And rescue him that day
It really was a lucky thing
That he was found that day
If he had not, the poor young thing
Might soon had passed away
He must have known how bad it was
From how he acts since then
Won't let nobody get near him
No matter where or when.
But now he's in the hands of Paul
A man who really cares
Who'll make him look like other
Lovely stallions and mares
He'll clean him up and feed him well
And comfort he will give
He'll build him up so before long
He'll have the strength to live
And soon he'll get back to the days
Of grazing, mind at ease
Without a care in the world
That thought is sure to please
Then come the time to find a place
That he can call his home
A place where he can live his life
With fields where he can roam
The search is on, to find that place
An owner will be found
Who really cares, who'll take the time
This person is around
Who'll take him to a comfy home
That person he'll believe in
And he will be their gracious steed
Oh yes, his name is Steven
Abandoned, left to die
How could a person be so bad
Sometimes I wonder why
When found neglect had settled in
His body worse for wear
Starvation played an awful part
And also lack of care
He struggled just to walk around
Collapse was on its way
His bones were there for all to see
From lack of food each day
But still he had a little strength
To up and run away
When people tried to get a hold
And rescue him that day
It really was a lucky thing
That he was found that day
If he had not, the poor young thing
Might soon had passed away
He must have known how bad it was
From how he acts since then
Won't let nobody get near him
No matter where or when.
But now he's in the hands of Paul
A man who really cares
Who'll make him look like other
Lovely stallions and mares
He'll clean him up and feed him well
And comfort he will give
He'll build him up so before long
He'll have the strength to live
And soon he'll get back to the days
Of grazing, mind at ease
Without a care in the world
That thought is sure to please
Then come the time to find a place
That he can call his home
A place where he can live his life
With fields where he can roam
The search is on, to find that place
An owner will be found
Who really cares, who'll take the time
This person is around
Who'll take him to a comfy home
That person he'll believe in
And he will be their gracious steed
Oh yes, his name is Steven
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Posted: Feb 2017
About this poem:
I wrote this for a friend of mine who at the time was trying to find a home for a horse who was rescued. He found one
Little Cat
Little cat what are you at as in the woods you go,
Are you chasing birds and mice I'd really like to know.
You wander back when you need food though you really are quite fat
Then jump up on my knee or go to sleep upon the mat.
Little cat what are you at for two days you've been gone
I've looked in the house and searched the woods you've never stayed out so long.
Oh little cat at last your back and you look so very thin
If you could only speak I'd like to know where you have been.
Ah! Now I know my precious pet I followed you to where,
through the hedge in an old wood box four tiny new kittens lying there.
You really were a clever cat you didn't make a fuss,
Just had your kittens by yourself and then came home to us.
Wrote
Are you chasing birds and mice I'd really like to know.
You wander back when you need food though you really are quite fat
Then jump up on my knee or go to sleep upon the mat.
Little cat what are you at for two days you've been gone
I've looked in the house and searched the woods you've never stayed out so long.
Oh little cat at last your back and you look so very thin
If you could only speak I'd like to know where you have been.
Ah! Now I know my precious pet I followed you to where,
through the hedge in an old wood box four tiny new kittens lying there.
You really were a clever cat you didn't make a fuss,
Just had your kittens by yourself and then came home to us.
Wrote
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Posted: Jan 2018
About this poem:
Wrote this after my cat vanished for a couple of days, had four gorgeous kittens nearby and eventually brought them home.
loving eyes for me
you left the cause
you walk away from
the words
I care do you
swim
and wash away
no sweeping the bottom
just lifting upon the wave
shuffling shells
to look upon the ocean
one gulp
to dive
one self
to
survive
a stillness
a grappling sun
a beautiful eye that explodes
to check the landscape
There you are!
ALWAYS
you walk away from
the words
I care do you
swim
and wash away
no sweeping the bottom
just lifting upon the wave
shuffling shells
to look upon the ocean
one gulp
to dive
one self
to
survive
a stillness
a grappling sun
a beautiful eye that explodes
to check the landscape
There you are!
ALWAYS
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Posted: Mar 2013
About this poem:
He arises again!Must be that time of the year!
online today!CATS
Cats are natural destroyers of rodents
Protecting man's property from the same
Based on this, humans may have seen the sense
In giving household felines a good name
Cats are treasured in many homes today
And are viewed as part of the family
They just need some food to eat, and to play
And they can be quite pleasant company
Cats and young children make good company
They all share in a common playfulness
Having fun with each other cheerfully
And filling each other with happiness
There are persons who are isolated
And life for them can be very lonely
A pet cat can make them feel uplifted
And help to ease their feelings of misery
Egyptians gave cats a god-like status
This is shown in the writings of their scribes
Today, not all of that status is lost
Why else do we say a cat has nine lives?
Photo of Egyptian Cat Goddess Bastet
Protecting man's property from the same
Based on this, humans may have seen the sense
In giving household felines a good name
Cats are treasured in many homes today
And are viewed as part of the family
They just need some food to eat, and to play
And they can be quite pleasant company
Cats and young children make good company
They all share in a common playfulness
Having fun with each other cheerfully
And filling each other with happiness
There are persons who are isolated
And life for them can be very lonely
A pet cat can make them feel uplifted
And help to ease their feelings of misery
Egyptians gave cats a god-like status
This is shown in the writings of their scribes
Today, not all of that status is lost
Why else do we say a cat has nine lives?
Photo of Egyptian Cat Goddess Bastet
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Posted: Aug 2015
About this poem:
Dedicated to Cat Lovers everywhere,including my dear friend Travis.
Miuil
While looking in a field of green
I see something, no doubt
A spot far in the distance
Too far off to make it out
A figure in the open plane
A solitary thing
With nothing else around it
Far away from anything
While looking at this object
We then see it start to move
The spot starts to get bigger
And its silhouette improves
It starts to take its shape
We see it's body and it's feet
And then it's right upon us
We are privy to a treat
We welcome such a lovely steed
A really friendly lad
His name we're told is miuil
And his story is so sad
Each day he sits out in a field
Alone, in solitude
Were grasses hardly grow at all
Which causes lack of food
He roams around this open field
No shelter from the rain
Wild winds blow in from everywhere
to run would be in vain
He can't escape the elements
No matter where he goes
but that is not the worst of it
Not everybody knows
This problem is a mental one
It lies within his mind
It's getting worse as time goes on
As bad as you will find
See being alone for so long
Leads to stress, anxiety
Where most would simply lose their minds
If it were left to be
But if a home were found for him
And lots of company
Recovery would not take long
And he would be happy
So if you may know someone
Who would like to take him home
We promise them, they will be glad
And he'll happily roam.
I see something, no doubt
A spot far in the distance
Too far off to make it out
A figure in the open plane
A solitary thing
With nothing else around it
Far away from anything
While looking at this object
We then see it start to move
The spot starts to get bigger
And its silhouette improves
It starts to take its shape
We see it's body and it's feet
And then it's right upon us
We are privy to a treat
We welcome such a lovely steed
A really friendly lad
His name we're told is miuil
And his story is so sad
Each day he sits out in a field
Alone, in solitude
Were grasses hardly grow at all
Which causes lack of food
He roams around this open field
No shelter from the rain
Wild winds blow in from everywhere
to run would be in vain
He can't escape the elements
No matter where he goes
but that is not the worst of it
Not everybody knows
This problem is a mental one
It lies within his mind
It's getting worse as time goes on
As bad as you will find
See being alone for so long
Leads to stress, anxiety
Where most would simply lose their minds
If it were left to be
But if a home were found for him
And lots of company
Recovery would not take long
And he would be happy
So if you may know someone
Who would like to take him home
We promise them, they will be glad
And he'll happily roam.
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Posted: Jan 2017
About this poem:
This is a true story of a poor donkey found roaming around wide open fields with no shelter and almost starving
She fled for her Life
She Fled for her Life
She was running for her life
feeling his hot breath and his
clutching at her clothes. Crashing
through the trees and thick undergrowth.
Stumbling, still feeling him getting closer
She gave a muffled scream as tumbling over
and over she fell down a steep embankment.
Lying there dazed a tongue started to wash
her face. Opening her eyes she realised that
her pursuer was a friendly boxer who thought
she was playing, never realising he had nearly
scared her to death as he grabbed her clothes.
thankfully she threw her arms around his neck.
Completely lost, she said, you will have to find
the way to her new friend, swiftly he led her back
to the road and sat by her car. Looking closely
she could see he was a stray and let him into
her car. So all turned out well for both.
Copyright © Shadow Hamilton
She was running for her life
feeling his hot breath and his
clutching at her clothes. Crashing
through the trees and thick undergrowth.
Stumbling, still feeling him getting closer
She gave a muffled scream as tumbling over
and over she fell down a steep embankment.
Lying there dazed a tongue started to wash
her face. Opening her eyes she realised that
her pursuer was a friendly boxer who thought
she was playing, never realising he had nearly
scared her to death as he grabbed her clothes.
thankfully she threw her arms around his neck.
Completely lost, she said, you will have to find
the way to her new friend, swiftly he led her back
to the road and sat by her car. Looking closely
she could see he was a stray and let him into
her car. So all turned out well for both.
Copyright © Shadow Hamilton
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Posted: Jan 2017
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