my Dog was singing today oh,
you think I mean my live Dog well,
she is just not the way you think you
see, the wind was swirling through
the chimes at her grave as I walked by
blending in with the trees the rocks
I said I would never leave her, same
words I said to you, we all do
know it’s a lie like that is something new
so, I’ll say it again, the word not a word
a friend, full of guarantee — Believe.
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Jenny Bates is the author of seven poetry books including Essential (Redhawk Publications, 2023). Her work is published in numerous NC and international journals. She presented at the 2023 Ecopoetics and Environmental Aesthetics Conference, London, and judged the 2024 Poetry in Plain Sight contest. Her award winning poem, “Again” (Flying South, 2024) was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
