Word Garden post -- Adi Was my Buddy

"I believe in a heaven for all dogdom

where my dog waits for my arrival

waving his fan-like tail in friendship"

        by Pablo Neruda *

Me and My Dog 

Adi was my dog by default 

Came to us landlord kicked her out 

Dogs are okay but no Beagles, 

said, "We can't allow, they howl" 

Adi howled not 'less commanded 

She howled the best for family 

Ice cream, she favored vanilla 

Walking with me her favorite 

Adi became therapy dog 

Paper carrying certified 

A reading dog, helped kids to learn 

Visited the old in their new homes 

Adi loved chasing small and wild 

the rabbits, squirrels and the fox 

Then one day she acted strangely 

Within a month she'd passed away**

No cortege for Adi just us 

Buried her beside the garage 

Soft earth over her used before  

Won't forget telling her goodbye 

Will she be waiting in Heaven 

I think she will if Bible's true 

All God's (little) creatures await 

Romans Eight verses Eighteen plus***

--After reading Pablo Neruda 

(that Hedgewitch--see credits below--likes),

 "A Dog Has Died" *

[Neruda's home in Valparaiso, Chile]

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[The view from Neruda's home]

Ending here with the view from Pablo Neruda's home.  It is atop the hill, looking over the harbor and out to sea.  Inspirational for some nice poetry.  Read of this world-famous poet here, my blog entry of his home here (the bottom part of the posting) and read more of Valparaiso here.  

I also did write 14 lines using a title of his, "I Like for You to be Still", back in 2019 (read it here). 

 

*I read a poem of Pablo Neruda that Hedgewitch (see credits below) likes, "A Dog Has Died" and liked it a lot. I am choosing to be "inspired" to write from that poem. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/40470/a-dog-has-died     

**Adi died in 2012.

***I heard Elisabeth Elliot, wife of deceased Missionary Jim Elliot, talk of this on the radio back in the 1990's. (Wikipedia)

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 - Photos and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2022, All Rights Reserved

 - I am linked with Shay's Word Lists #  hosted this week Hedgewitch (Joy Ann Jones), at http://fireblossom-wordgarden.blogspot.com/ 

 - I am also linked with Rosemary, author of the Friday Writings #15 post 

https://poetsandstorytellersunited.blogspot.com/2022/02/friday-writings-15-after-another.html

 - *Note 1: I read a poem of Pablo Neruda that Hedgewitch likes, "A Dog Has Died" and liked it a lot. I am choosing to be "inspired" to write from that poem. https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/40470/a-dog-has-died          

 - Hedgewitch wrote that from her 20-word list, we should use at least three, and said, "So, without further ado, here is your list:" 

       arrow                awning              beating  

       cortege             dog                    earth 

       falling              geraniums          honey  

       iron                  kiss                    listen 

       malediction      naked                 origin 

       petals               poppies              sour 

      water                white

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