DOG AND BOY 1952A Poem by Terry CollettA DOG AND A BOY AT ALDERSHOT IN 1952Give these bacon rinds to the dog Auntie said so I took the bacon rinds from her hand and took them out on the black iron balcony and holding one of the bacon rinds up over the reclining dog I said sit Dancer and he sat up eyeing the bacon rind with his head tilted to a degree gently now he took the bacon rind gently between his teeth and I let go my end and he tossed it up and caught it in his mouth and before he'd swallowed it he was sitting there again with head tilted looking at me as I raised another bacon rind up and said gentler Dancer and he gently took the bacon rind between his teeth and removed it with the grace of a butterfly then tossed it again and swallowed it then sat again and I held up another bacon rind and then put it between my own four year old teeth and said out of the corner of my mouth gently Gancer and Dancer looked at me and at the task ahead and taking the bacon rind between his teeth he ever so gently tugged at it but I held onto my end and there we were each holding the bacon rind like two opposing dogs he eyed me and I eyed him then I let go and he tossed it up and swallowed it eyeing me for the last piece of rind I held it between my small fingers then tossed it over the two storey balcony to the ground beneath us go get it Dancer I said and he raced off down the black metal stairs to fetch the last rind did you give the dog the bacon rind Benedict? Auntie asked from inside the apartment yes Auntie I did I said in the gentlest voice I could employ good Benedict good boy. © 2015 Terry CollettFeatured Review
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Added on May 17, 2015Last Updated on May 17, 2015 Tags: BOY, DOG, BACON RIND, FEEDING, 1952 AuthorTerry CollettUnited KingdomAboutTerry Collett has been writing since 1971 and published on and off since 1972. He has written poems, plays, and short stories. He is married with eight children and eight grandchildren. on January 27t.. more..Writing
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