sunshineon my winter-white back
the welts of Lupercalia
© Rachel Green 2018
a cardboard tube
with a nameplate on the top
my dog's ashes.
Odd, how such a big slice of my life
can be reduced to memories and dust
I almost want to keep them
but he wouldn't have been happy
shut in a tiny box.
Run free, my spirit dog.
© Rachel Green 2018
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