Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub - Poetics:  Dia De Los Muertos
(Day of the Dead)   Posted by Mish

"Write a poem about a loved one you have lost."


I still hear that infectious
laugh echo in my ear.  Kind,
generous, a lover of dogs,
you carried dog treats
with you even when you no
longer had a dog.  Every
time you encountered one, a treat
was at the ready.  Lightning
quick sense of dark humor;
sarcasm flew from you mouth.
The more biting the remark, 
the more delighted you were, 
even if the person 
had no idea what you meant.  
It was enough that you knew.
I wish you a rapt audience,
and a plethora of dogs.
But, I wish you were here.

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