What poetics is Paul Scribbles serving up this week at dVerse Poets Pub? Soul gazing, he calls this week’s concoction. Well, I went off the leash a little with the prompt.
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This haibun has been removed from my blog as it is soon to be published in an anthology. More on that later.
ShiftnShake 
Interesting story.
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You know, I never thought the obedient dogs were the smart ones. The smart ones do their own choosing
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Yep. Thanks for coming by for a read.
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😀
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Oh my goodness, as a dog lover, I drank down every line. “Someone who understands”, I cry with delight. Dogs are total receivers, and they must get so confused by the messages many of their humans give them……….problems are always because of the owner, not the dog. It is a joy to see a well-loved dog. My heart breaks for all the millions of others. It gets harder to take, the older I get.
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I like that last dog who tamed its master.
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I have mixed feelings about keeping dogs as pets to groom the animal spirit out of them and domesticate them to the point of total subservience. We have a dog who was not raised on a leash but the closer we get to the city the more people are uneasy about her being off a leash. They are afraid their tethered dogs will act up around a dog that is comparatively free and not being pulled around everywhere.
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Ya know, I thought about the term ‘master’ here, but kept it as a convention, certainly not as a reality or ideal.
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Seems you must treat a dog in pretty much the same way your treat a human – love, respect, and trust. Nice tale.
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Thanks.
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Certainly an interesting take on the prompt.Thanks for the poem.
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Thanks for the prompt! I do enjoy your pub. Not a lot of time this week, it is going to be a bit before I can read all the others’ poems, but I’ll get there eventually. I appreciate your coming by.
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This is just perfect…
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I don’t know about that. But thanks.
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Reblogged this on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo and commented:
Ani said I had to reblog this one…
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Ani strikes me as being a wise soul.
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She is 😉
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This is beautiful… dog are souls that needs their master (just as masters need their dogs)… love it.
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It is an amazing relationship, for sure. Thanks for coming by.
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Reblogged this on Die Erste Eslarner Zeitung – Aus und über Eslarn, sowie die bayerisch-tschechische Region!.
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Danke.
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Very cool. The reality and yet what a metaphor.
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Yep, you picked up what I was laying down. Thanks for stopping by.
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Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #7: D. Avery’s latest #haibun for #dversepoets, courtesy of Sue Vincent!
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Thanks! Glad you liked this. (I almost didn’t post it, it seemed a little weird; then I realized I’m okay with that)
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My pleasure!
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I like this story it shows great insight into dogs, and people!
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Can’t really talk about one without the other. Thank you for coming by and reading and commenting.
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That’s true 💜
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We had a little Norwich that walked perfectly at heel. Without a lead. Everyone marveled at how brilliantly we had trained her, but we never trained her at all. She just felt that was the perfect place to be and wherever we went, she was right at heel. Now, if only the OTHER dogs would get the idea. They adore us, I’m sure, but at heel? Are you kidding?
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She must have been one of the great dogs. I bet she was proud and pleased with you as well.
Thanks for coming by!
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It’s True A
Call of Dog
tHaT iS
Wild
iS God..
UnLess Dog
is Less than
Alpha and Omega
Wolf Reborn as FReED..:)
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That’s quite a doggone fun reply! Thanks for it, much appreciated.
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Thanks for
The inspirational
Poem with SMiLes..:)
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That was good. You roped me in with this great parable. Definitely food for the soul. In Dog we Trust!
Cheers,
Mark
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I gave a hearty Ha! at your fine comment. Yes, let us put our faith in Fido, our trust in Dog.
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I don’t have pets but I can understand that bond between dogs and human ~ I really want to see the animals free of their chains, and being obedient to their master humans ~
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Domestic animals tend to make humans more humane. It’s all a work in progress.
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Deep thoughts on dogs and what it means to masters and manners.
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