The FAB&PP SpecialPoem of the Month for April 2001
a sweet white
dog
under a packing
blanket
in the street
eyes still
open
unmarked
the samaritan
who found her
the neighbor
who
lent the
blanket
marked the
spot
the boy came out
calling and
was met
by
the calm of
death
he held it
cradled
in his arms
silent
his
dog
his silence
his
love
the neighbor
spoke the
words
unheeded
the father shrugged
the blanket
taken in
again
the
empty
street
the
memory
memorial
3/23/2001