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Poem 7 - week July 19, 2021

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Promptly Poetry Challenge (2023-2024)  (E) 52 weeks + 52 prompts = 52 poems #2222203 by Lilith of House Martell

POEM 7, week July 19, 2021

Make the title of your poem
"What I Remember"
and then let the title inspire you.

Line count minimum: 12, no max
Feel free to use any form you like

What I remember

Remember fifteen years
Love of the canine breed
It is when we first meet
An instant click.

Fox-terrier, you were
Loyal, goofy, and smart
Closed you into my heart
Went all the way.

Those last days of sorrow
Old, grey, and with a fit
Your eyes suddenly lit
-it's time to go.

I held you in my arms
Carried you in the night
And at morning light
Off to the vet.

So, there you were put down
I watched you leave this world
Back home in bed, I curled
I was alone.

My little friend, my all
Rest in peace; you'll be missed
Within two months, I kissed
Another dog.

LC:24
Abhanga: each stanza four lines, with syllable counts of 6, 6, 6, 4, and lines 2 and 3 rhyming.