Poems on the topic: animals

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Calling the Vet

Of course they were doomed, born with a curse; the whole litter mewing, cradled by the torn out seat-stuffing in a hearse on flat tires. Of course we took them; a chance to be gods and healers, our internal boggle turning like mileage to spell "Mom." We boxed them on blankets and sweatshirts, fixed a water teat to the side within reach, administered formula feedings in a warm kitchen none of it mattered. The weak ones died before the debate on names. She was soggy-faced, her prize pick wrapped in a cardboard coffin box like a Christmas gift. It weighed less than a Beanie Baby, its yellow eyes shut beneath stuffed animal fur for always. I dug a hole out front with a stone and tucked the box under

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Anne Scott Musil

On Manitoulin Island

we feed the animals great grey-white screaming gulls one sitting on a rock for hours waiting he gets fed first quick chirping chipmunks with sharp stripes who come up to our chairs rabbits - somewhere - shy and snuffling green-necked geese over the bay knowing it could make them too trustful of hunters for ourselves our pets we say liking them to turn to us to feel acknowledged needed share

Anne Scott Musil

The Porch

i throw food out to the black raw cold anything is taken tough rinds hard outer leaves out there is such vast wordless hunger animals hidden in the dark soundless waiting staring the bush breathes sniffs restless everyone hungry even in houses fed

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