The Old Dog
Wordle 487 https://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/2020/12/20/wordle-487/ Prompt words in red. In the early morning light I listen to the old dog snore and bark quietly in his sleep. I watch him breathe , follow the movement of his lungs fill and empty, fill again. He wheezes. I hear him gasp for breath, wake, open his eyes and begin to cough. Once, twice, deep and hacking. I sigh . Bending down to show him I’m there, I paste my lips to his muzzle, Kiss five times. Always five times. Gazing into mine, his eyes still shine with divine love. ©2020 Lisa Smith Nelson. All Rights Reserved The true story behind the poem. Boo isn't "old" yet, he is 10 1/2. He does have a growth in one lung, which, when enlarged, presses on his trachea, causing snoring early on, and a hacking cough at its worst. It sounds like Kennel Cough, which, if you have heard it, is a frightening sound. The vet does no...