Monthly Archives: February 2020

“Shimmer”

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Rex Tyler

A street dog with a problem Scorching in the sun Mange had taken over It clearly was no fun With So much irritation Inflamed with lots of sores street life did exacerbate The condition in the wars We were called … Continue reading →

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“Bella”

Posted on February 6, 2020 by Rex Tyler

She’d been in this pound a lifetime For some reason no one cared A bit excitable and skittish Clearly hadn’t fared All that well alone in there With nobody to care Just Treated like a number Although very aware Seemingly … Continue reading →

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Mary Borgstrom

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Rex Tyler

A potter and an Artist A need to excavate A mindful glimpse through history A medieval gait To primitive beginnings The Bygone forgotten days Retroactive thinking And all the many ways She was part of Nature Respecting each event An … Continue reading →

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The hunting dog

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Rex Tyler

An abandoned hunting dog.thats a dog apparently who doesn’t want to stalk and be party To the killing of another spirit Which to me Is genuine and honest so when they end up on a tree The minds eye of … Continue reading →

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“Mina”

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Rex Tyler

I was brought into a city pound Triviality A life not worth considering Uneventful seemingly Very emaciated No love around you see Skin and fur in a matted state Of neglect, a travesty Whoever had been helping Had an inability … Continue reading →

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“BOOBA”

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Rex Tyler

Abandoned and Divested of everything A complete discontinuance That left you just to ring The changes that were evident The evils that would bring The Papillomas torture In its aggressive form Skin and bones the over tones Within the coming … Continue reading →

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“Max”

Posted on February 5, 2020 by Rex Tyler

I Was little I was a senior With a tumour on my head It affected the way I saw things And, what people said People give you weird looks Which brought on some despair And then of course My lifetime … Continue reading →

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“Winn” and “Dixie”

Posted on February 4, 2020 by Rex Tyler

I can’t remember actually how we got here I just remember both of us Could see We were in the sewer the air was really smelly Standing in a puddle now we be We thought it’s best to yelp and … Continue reading →

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“Abby” who is telling us her story

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Rex Tyler

she stood there just in front of us Long Brown matted hair 2 years she’d been a runaway And looked the worse for wear Clearly It’s a wake up call And can be a bitter pill Fending for oneself alone … Continue reading →

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“Lily”

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Rex Tyler

A homeless dog Kept following different ladies on the street Affirming some acceptance Or hopeful of a treat Disguising one’s affection Is no a easy thing to do Being a homeless animal and being voiceless too A white dog Clearly … Continue reading →

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“Heidi”

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Rex Tyler

A very busy street in town In a disabled parking bay A very hesitant rather mangy Dog came by to pay Her dubious respect to us And to her we did say She had been in the neighbourhood For months … Continue reading →

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“REMY”when ever anyone came by

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Rex Tyler

When ever anyone came by The dog was always there Specific times related to his eating So aware Of time and being really in the right place Seemingly In so very many ways A Shared integrity He Was being fed … Continue reading →

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“BALAN”

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Rex Tyler

Just lying in the grass Not moving in great plain Suffering an agony That drives most souls insane Someone said he was beaten His spine was broken too And therefore just neglected nothing anyone could do Days passed and his … Continue reading →

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“Lilly”

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Rex Tyler

The tiniest of puppies just lying by a box Whimpering and crying Just so many shocks Going through her little body The unjustifiability The world at large ignoring Nobody did see Going about their own business A mortal in distress … Continue reading →

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“BLU BLU”

Posted on February 3, 2020 by Rex Tyler

Found in a slaughterhouse Beyond belief Terrible bondage An unmentionable grief There in a puddle A body so small Little pink tips Helpless just all Sadness and infamy Downtrodden here Cut from the mothers womb Imagine the fear The wickedness … Continue reading →

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“Bunica”

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Rex Tyler

The humility and patience Of the angel who came by Who could see the undoubted suffering Of a dog and thought to try and catch her, she was restless Impulsive and she ran Through the thorns and bushes Clearly not … Continue reading →

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Snowdrop

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Rex Tyler

It blossoms in wild February When doubtless snow and rain And even hail may come to fall All part of a chain Of events each dainty drop of snow White blossom on a winters day If upright it would catch … Continue reading →

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“Soberanito”

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Rex Tyler

By the side of a road In a green plastic sack A dog lay prostrate Unresponsive His back In so many ways Just lying there Covered in flies In the afternoon air He was just about breathing And skinny as … Continue reading →

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“Vlad”

Posted on February 2, 2020 by Rex Tyler

A country road A windy day Thorny hedgerows We can say We stopped the car Because we saw A terrier there But We were not sure We peered through the thorns And he was there A Black and Tan In … Continue reading →

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Ostriches

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Rex Tyler

LOUIS VUITTON HERMES PRADA MOULIN ROUGE BOAS OSTRICH MEAT EXPORTED TO THE EU. The blatancy and snobbery Of fashion houses who Charge their fancy prices But do we know, what they do Their flagrancy and shamelessness And so called airs … Continue reading →

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Mouth skinning

Posted on February 1, 2020 by Rex Tyler

Despite the hygiene regulations NONG KHAI apparently That’s in North Eastern Thailand Thinks it’s seemingly A great idea for improving output And so They Get workers to bite the skin off chickens feet It is the way Of making some … Continue reading →

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