Two Dogs, Abandoned in the Woods

Lazy dogs lying under cedar trees.

Just slightly tilting their heads,

the dogs looked at each other.

They had not eaten in days.

Their shared glance was broken

by the collapse of one.

The whine of the other was short.

He fell asleep to the whispers

that echoed through the woods.

The birds' lullaby sang 

softly into a Funeral March.

Reviews

[Wanderlust]

Oh, the poor things. :(
I feel as though you have conveyed a friendship between the two dogs, which is nice, as though they will see each other through to the end.

"He fell asleep to the whispers" is such a beautiful line.

[Nirmala]

What a terribly sad poem of starvation through winter and eventual death even as the scent of Spring approaches with its assurance of a better life!
The worry of the other was short.
What poignant words, which have often been used in tragic situations of war and drought. The pun intended in the last line hit that much harder! Great poem.

[Ruth]

This is cleverly written hon, a beautiful enveloping of the seasons! The last two lines blew me away! xx

[Alicante lullaby]

ohhh so sad.you are a very sensitive person.