For Barnaby, 1964-1976
It's a dog's life
to teach his masters
how to die humanly.
Through Vietnam you were
sanity insurance.
Through this family's Vietnam
racing our five lives
at seven times the speed
of now stilled sounds that yet break us up
remembering your welcoming hazards
of humping maiden aunts
at the door you loved to bolt from
manically chasing your silly old tail.
You perfected oafishness, Barn,
you silly sheep of a dog,
"terror" of the Longford squirrels.
Did they laugh at you too?
You lovable incompetent dog.
Photo: Media Mike
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