Sunday, January 30, 2011

The Blue Bowl

This poem depicts the hardship of burying a pet, something I've recently had to experience.

Jane Kenyon

Like primitives we buried the cat
with his bowl. Bare-handed
we scraped sand and gravel
back into the hole.
                               They fell with a hiss
and thud on his side,
on his long red fur, the white feathers
between his toes, and his
long, not to say aquiline, nose.
We stood and brushed each other off.
There are sorrows keener than these.
Silent the rest of the day, we worked,
ate, stared, and slept. It stormed
all night; now it clears, and a robin
burbles from a dripping bush
like the neighbor who means well
but always says the wrong thing.

18 comments:

  1. This is deep, brings back the memory of having to bury my rabbit on my 12th birthday. Was almost like a transition into manhood.

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  2. I liked the style. following for more.

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  8. it's never easy trying to find that perfect pet. that's why you go with your feelings and that one you choose eventually becomes the perfect one for you.

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  9. Very nice poem. I've lost many pets in the past and it's always a very sad time :(

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  10. just think of the good times you had while you're falling asleep. you'll feel better in the morning.

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  12. I love poems, this one really deserves to be known about !

    You enlightened my day. :)

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  13. This really made myday I appreciate it.
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