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The New Dog

Into the gravity of my life,
the serious ceremonies
of polish and paper
and pen, has come

this manic animal
whose innocent disruptions
make nonsense
of my old simplicities--

as if I needed him
to prove again that after
all the careful planning,
anything can happen.

Linda Pastan

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Jim Foulk (4/10/2007 1:27:00 PM)
thank you this poem i to love dogs, and this was a great one

Arsiema Berhane (2/3/2006 7:27:00 AM)
I love dogs. They are simply wonderful. Thanks for the poem, Linda.

Peace.

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