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The Dear Departed

August 25, 2019August 23, 2019

Our Wheaten terrier passed away on July 27, 2019 just over ten years old.  Two nights later, half asleep I lay awake listening to the wind through the large tree outside. It was then that I heard a quiet voice, and I knew Oliver was whispering to me. To My Dads, David and Leonard The … Read more

Categories Poetry Tags goodbye, grief, limerick, Oliver, posthumous Leave a comment

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