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My name is Joy, and I love to write. Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground. Kiya's gift. I love it!
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#1088337 added April 29, 2025 at 12:58pm
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In Our Pets' Eyes...
Prompt:
"My goal in life is to be as good as my dog or cat thinks I am."
Write about this in your Blog entry today.


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I don't have a dog or a cat now, since August, that is, when my last cat, Noche, suddenly went to the cat heaven. Noche was a very nice, sensitive, loving cat. I miss her so very much!

I believe Noche thought I was pretty good, too. It was evident in the way she always wanted to do what I was doing, be it making the bed, gardening, doing the laundry, etc. Her involvement in my chores made the chores take a longer time, but I was glad for her help and never complained.

How could I complain when she snuggled up to me in bed and looked at the book I was reading and tried to do just the same? And how can I forget how she always talked in her sleep? I wonder, now, if I also talk in my sleep. But I'll never know that, will I!

As to the quote, it captures the sweetness and the ideal of the animal-human relationship. In my life, I experienced nothing but an unconditional love and loyalty from my pets along the years. Because my pets perceived me as being so wonderful, who am I not to try to reach to that image in their minds! The qualities my pets, or rather animal friends, have shown me--such as patience, consistency, empathy, acceptance, and love-- are the very qualities that could make me a better person.

If I could only reach up to their expectations!








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