Sofie

Sofie whimpers
from her bed
close to mine.
Bad dreams
splinter her rest
as i speak
words of comfort
reasurance,
that she is safe.
She does not hear
and yet
the crying stops.

Reviews

[lori in depth]

This is sweet, I also have a puppy that does this. He's a little ginger terrier of some sort, I had him as a baby and I left ireland at the age of 18, so when I moved back to london and was settled my mum gave him back to me. He's precious to me, my piece of home.

I like the poem in general, evokes our sense of hearing and the imagery is quite powerful. I'll definitely look for more of your work.

[Pól]

Hey thanks- i have 2 terriers- both rescues-,this one was treated bad by whoever had her before- but after 3 years she's starting to forget the b*****d

[lori in depth]

I know, animal cruelty is harsh in ireland, the majority where I lived for 8 years see dogs purely for farming or as "outside" animals. Me and my mother worked for a charity called tipp friends of animals. We did sponsored walks and fundraisers. We also rehomed about 15 dogs in total over the 8 years, for the most part we kept them a couple months and then rehomed hem in england. A lot of the dogs we shipped over here still keep in contact. Like one of our dogs was a border collie and we called her tia, she works with elderly people in a home. She also does a lot of competitions.. I think we have all just been animal people for a long time and tipperary is notorious for leaving strays on motorways and abandoned roads.

[lori in depth]

The owners keep in contact is what I meant haha xD but I'm glad sofie is getting better

[Pól]

Lol- those dogs were def well trained!!

[lori in depth]

Alot of the dogs we rehomed had so much energy, I think as long as they're happy that's all that matters