Nancy Butterworth

The sky, it was not subtle
A sudden inky black
When the lightening crackled
And pulled the curtain back
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That old dog labored and jumped to his feet
As his angel of mercy pulled in off the street
He managed a few barks, staggered about
With gentle coaching he even went out
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Sometimes when I close my eyes
I feel you there with me
On the best nights, I see you
Just beyond my vision
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A flutter, fleeting
A dizzy swoon
I felt life there
Where you grew
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Today I thought about you love
As much as I could bare
Your gentle fragrance teased my heart
And softly settled there
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Ethereal child
Our source of light
Embodied love
Push off from the ground
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Haloed in softness
Foal legged in high heels
No sense of fashion
She puts on her world face
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