Sensing

written after The Wind Chime Tree

It was almost as if
Solo knew

sensing the violence
of steel blade slicing
through soft flesh

she sat on her hind legs
beside the wind chime tree
her eyes fixed on mine
then on the moving mobiles
as they twisted and trembled
on bare branches
tinkling in winter cold

then in solidarity she joined in
whimpering across the valley
my dog whimpered for
a boy departed she had
never known

Reviews

[red93]

Violence is a terrible thing and has no place in a mind at peace with itself. Beautifully written and thought-provoking. Exceptional ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Chris Shaw]

Thank you so much Tony for sharing your thoughts. Have a good weekend.

Chris

[Lorry]

We don't call the wind chimes here Chis. We call them instant tinnitus! 😃
They do say dogs pick up on their human friends emotions and I reckon they do.

[Chris Shaw]

Thanks Lorry for your thoughts. Tinnitus is a pain. Wind chimes much nicer. Hope you aren’t suffering from gale force winds up there.

Chris

[Lorry]

We were but all calm now.

[Poetic Beauty]

A sad ethereal tale of a loss before it has happened and the dog could feel it coming on the winter wind.

Penned very well and this tells a story that makes the mind think and the winter wind seeps into the bones

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks PB for stopping by. Have a good weekend.

Chris

[Poetic Beauty]

Have a good weekend as well

[jacob erin-cilberto]

this is haunting...Solo has great sense...dogs do.
This is one of your best writes...
No matter where the violence these days...the children suffer most.

[Chris Shaw]

Many thanks j for the encouragement. Very much appreciated.

Chris

[Stella Armour]

Chris, dogs are so highly sensitive to mood she must have picked up on the sad vibrations and mourned in her own special way ..

[Chris Shaw]

Dear Stella, thank you so much. I agree with you. I think they can pick up on vibrations too. They are highly sensitive. Have a great weekend.

Chris 🌹