tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post534547418315616886..comments2023-10-31T09:37:59.862-07:00Comments on Rocket Kid Writing: Dog Running & RichRachel Dacushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15754712503067644226noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post-12224280659112514462007-11-14T19:38:00.000-08:002007-11-14T19:38:00.000-08:00Glenn -- thanks for your sympathies. I love the id...Glenn -- thanks for your sympathies. I love the idea of dogs delighting in their nudism.<BR/><BR/>Kate -- I appreciate your posting this link. The poem made me cry, in a good way, and laugh at this line:<BR/><BR/>A little dog would get tired, living so long. <BR/><BR/>I think I feel a little tired living today, but I spent some time sitting in the field where Keegan's grace is decorated by a ridiculous amount of flowers -- I'm sure he's trying to eat them or something -- and I felt much better being out there with our other dog, imagining that the two of them might be nosing nude around their field in the sunshine. Jeffers is a poet I haven't really looked into, but now I will, so thank you double.Rachel Dacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15754712503067644226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post-55718392488037649762007-11-14T18:58:00.000-08:002007-11-14T18:58:00.000-08:00Have you ever read poems by Robinson Jeffers about...Have you ever read poems by Robinson Jeffers about the passing of his dog? For instance: <BR/><BR/>http://www.cal.net/~pamgreen/house_dogs_grave.html<BR/><BR/>Dogs are hearts.Kate Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16478737570632377733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post-43673738093231263342007-11-05T10:02:00.000-08:002007-11-05T10:02:00.000-08:00My sympathies.... on the nudie thing, as a kid I r...My sympathies.<BR/><BR/>... on the nudie thing, as a kid I remember being amazed that people could be wildly upset about naked humans then walk their dogs with huge and obvious genitalia, unfazed by their peeing in public.Glenn Ingersollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10674475308395975995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post-23243341826902808262007-11-03T10:37:00.000-07:002007-11-03T10:37:00.000-07:00Thanks for your sympathy. Yes, a very loveable lit...Thanks for your sympathy. Yes, a very loveable little guy. I'll have to go look for your dog poem.<BR/><BR/>Dog Music -- I haven't heard of that one. I was planning to get some of the anthologies of poetry about dogs and cats. I marvel at the skill of writing these poems well. I've written several I'm not showing anyone, but "My Brother Is A Nudist" will appear soon on this blog. My brother finds it hilarious that a poem about Keegan has this title, and he asked me again who told me he was a nudist. Now I'm not only worried about his hobbies, but also his memory. But then maybe it's better not to remember much if you're going to mingle with naked strangers. (I tried it once.)Rachel Dacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15754712503067644226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post-82113282977996108702007-11-03T10:31:00.000-07:002007-11-03T10:31:00.000-07:00sorry to hear about that - it's sad to lose a good...sorry to hear about that - it's sad to lose a good dog and he looks like a loveable fellow. I know another person who just lost her dog, and I'd put up a dog poem on my blog yesterday.<BR/>I recently bought an anthology of dog poems called "Dog Music" that I found in a used book shop, and it's very good, although I agree it can be hard to write a a good dog poem (cats are probably harder). all the best.SarahJanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497062670296130228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post-88234830715936244312007-11-02T21:27:00.000-07:002007-11-02T21:27:00.000-07:00Thanks for your good thoughts! they help enormousl...Thanks for your good thoughts! they help enormously. Also writing poems about my dog and all the amazing adventures we had together. I know it's one of those topics that don't make for good poems usually, but I can try! Someone sent me Mark Doty's sonnet Golden Retrievings, so I now have a high mark to aim for. The one I'm working on currently is entitled "My Brother Is A Nudist" but it's really about Keegan.Rachel Dacushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15754712503067644226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9144957.post-7496248145354307912007-11-02T17:55:00.000-07:002007-11-02T17:55:00.000-07:00So sorry to hear about this. Good thoughts to you!...So sorry to hear about this. Good thoughts to you!Jeanninehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419593830749483323noreply@blogger.com