Comment from dragonpoet

Excellent

Sorry to hear of your loss.This is a nice short ode to your father-in-law. He is probably waiting for his favorite dog to join him before he hunts again.
Good luck in the contest.
Keep witing
Joan

 Comment Written 28-Sep-2019

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reply by the author on 30-Sep-2019

Thanks, Joan. Roscoe passed away yesterday. So yeah, I told him to go hunting with Gene!

reply by dragonpoet on 30-Sep-2019

You're welcome. Sorry to hear about your loss. He most probably is with Gene.
Joan

Comment from Spitfire

Excellent

I love your author's notes. Animals are psychic to some extent. So you may be right. It just wasn't Roscoe's time. Good use of metaphor.

 Comment Written 27-Sep-2019

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reply by the author on 30-Sep-2019

Thanks, Shari. Roscoe finally passed away yesterday. Again, so eerie. He went downhill so fast. It was like he knew. . . . I got accepted to the Marine Systems Program the day prior. And. . . I dunno. The timing of everything lately is creeping me out.

reply by Spitfire on 30-Sep-2019

Congrats on your acceptance.
No coincidence. Roscoe definitely knew.

Comment from Mike Stevens

Excellent

Another fine poem, Aiona--and doesn't it seem like when it rains, it pours? Sure makes you think--Sorry for your loss. I'm glad that your dog decided not to go, however, that's something positive

 Comment Written 25-Sep-2019

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2019

Thanks for the positive review, Mike. Yes, I am glad Roscoe's doing better this morning. This year has been a year full of changes, some very somber ones. But overall good change. I'm happy to have some place to vent. Poetry is an awesome way to vent. Do you feel better when you write, too? It's cathartic for me.

reply by Mike Stevens on 25-Sep-2019

Yes I do, in a way I don't fully understand, after all, it won't be alter the reality

Comment from Alcreator Litt Dear

Excellent

May be he is the gene, he goes on making more adventures, may he perform the job finding himself a good hunting dog; mystic and thrilling; well said, well done to

 Comment Written 25-Sep-2019

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2019

Thank you, Alcreator. Yes, I hope he is.

Comment from Bill Pinder

Excellent

Thanks for sharing this tribute to your father-in-law in a creative way that includes your own hunting dog. Pets become such an important part of a family when they are really loved.
Bill

 Comment Written 25-Sep-2019

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2019

Thank you, Bill. Yes, I think writing poetry about things that make me emotional is very cathartic. I saw an article today about a pair of brothers from Africa who created an alphabet for their language - there wasn't one before they made it. And now it's being used by their people to write books both technical and fictional! Everyone wants to share. I think it's ingrained in us, right? Here's a link to the article.

https://news.microsoft.com/stories/people/adlam.html?ocid=lock&fbclid=IwAR0luoyBQ1cLA6aEqDm9eWxYonHq8vY2s1ZwfYuq9L2iWQwcIVVK-fyYlaQ

It shows the alphabet they made too. It looks similar to Arabic, but they say it's completely new because their language has sounds that aren't represented in any other alphabet.

Comment from Y. M. Roger

Excellent

A lovely tribute to Gene... and I do hope that Roscoe is doing better... Thank you for sharing them with us all and best of luck in the contest!! ;) :)

 Comment Written 25-Sep-2019

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reply by the author on 25-Sep-2019

Yep, he's doing better this morning. Thank you for the positive review, Y.M.