Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog smiles on a sunny day looking through a fence with dandelions all around with the person who loves him most.

The hopeful morning —
the kindness that changes things,
the good memory.

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A black and white dog smiles on a sunny day reflected in a garden gazing ball with the person who loves him most.

Every good thing —
the gazing ball reflection
of our garden smiles.

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A black and white dog sleeps peacefully inside next to old boxes of Kodak slides and film rolls with the person who loves him most.

Tender companion,
you were quick to fall asleep
and dream of our life.

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A black and white dog stands seen from behind with a small flower tucked in his color with the person who loves him most.

You’ve been gone five months,
five moons have waxed and have waned,
darker and further.

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A black and white dog stands in grass in morning sun with the person who loves him most.

Mornings still with you —
your fur shined like brushed black ink,
I choose that moment.

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A black and white dog with the person who loves him most shown in their shadows only against green grass spotted with dandelion seedheads in spring.

We’re both made of these
dark floating constellations —
contained here, briefly.

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A black and white dog sitting calmly with the person who loves him most.

We were close in, small,
here on this side of the moon,
astounded each day.

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Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog lays smiling in the grass looking at the person who loves him most.

Where you lived your life,
I imagine you here still,
looking back at me.

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A black and white dog stand smiling in a cluster of dandelions in April with the person who loves him most.

The joy of April
among the dandelions
pulled up by rain, sun.

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A black and white dog sits on a forest path looking at the person who loves him most.

We were a close pair,
every forest was ours,
watching the light rise.

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Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog sits in his home smiling while looking at the person who loves him most.

Wide-eyed and content,
we went out into the day,
each other’s shadow.

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A black and white dog stands ecstatically in a field of dandelions smiling at the person who loves him most.

All is forgiven —
the mysteries that go unsolved,
the days that are lost.

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Haiku-a-day
A black and white dog stands in profile with his eyes closed next to tall grasses, wildflowers, and a small pond with the person who loves him most.

Our companionship
with the early morning world,
birdsong in our ears.

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A black and white dog stands in profile against a bed of blooming purple iris in springtime with the person who loves him most.

Time goes by quickly,
unshaped without your presence
that gave it meaning.

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A black and white dog stands at the base of a tree in profile on a forest path with the person who loves him most.

We combed through the woods,
wildflowers, moss, and lichen —
all the tender life.

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They must be starting —
your lily of the valley
on our forest path.

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A black and white dog sleeps on the lap of the person who loves him most.

Your fur was patterned
like the soft swirls of the moon,
a light in darkness.

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