"Dogs Don't Have Souls, Do They?"

TyVulpine · Postby **TyVulpine** » Tue May 13, 2008 11:34 pm

The name of a poem I first read in an Ann Landers column back in 1998 (I still have that article), and was reading through it again, and it just brings a tear to my eye every time I read it. It's by Chuck Wells.

http://www.petloss.com/poems/maingrp/dogsdont.htm

Just thought I'd share it.

osprey · Postby **osprey** » Wed May 14, 2008 12:24 am

Thank you. Having lost my dog myself in March, this has a lot of meaning to me.

Tom Flapwell · Postby **Tom Flapwell** » Wed May 14, 2008 12:28 am

The title reminds me of an exchange Bill Cosby reported in his Kids Say the Darndest Things! book:

"Well, at least you know your dog's in heaven now."
"Why does God want a dead dog?"

TyVulpine · Postby **TyVulpine** » Wed May 14, 2008 12:29 am

Thank you. Having lost my dog myself in March, this has a lot of meaning to me.

You're welcome. We had a dog, Suzy, since I was a babby (according to a home video taken circa 1977 or so) and had her put down around 1989 because she had arthritis. Best pet we ever had.

Tarukai · Postby **Tarukai** » Wed May 14, 2008 1:09 am

this is a very meaningful poem, and it's very nice.

Thanks Ty. I'll have to remember this at various times throughout my life now, as I'm sure it will help.

Arloest · Postby **Arloest** » Wed May 14, 2008 2:57 am

That was pretty sweet. I felt largely the same way when my family had to put down our golden retriever Lacy. Geez, that was 10 years ago now.

rabid_fox · Postby **rabid_fox** » Wed May 14, 2008 10:06 am

I'm not sure about it. It's too...soppy. Also, structure's too loose. It's a floppy poem. I don't like floppy poetry.

Ibun · Postby **Ibun** » Wed May 14, 2008 12:15 pm

I'm not sure about it. It's too...soppy. Also, structure's too loose. It's a floppy poem. I don't like floppy poetry.

If I had said that, people would have gotten all pissy at me for sure.

Doc Sigma · Postby **Doc Sigma** » Wed May 14, 2008 2:18 pm

I'm not sure about it. It's too...soppy. Also, structure's too loose. It's a floppy poem. I don't like floppy poetry.
If I had said that, people would have gotten all pissy at me for sure.

You're not an English teacher. And you're funny when you're grumpy.

nickspoon · Postby **nickspoon** » Wed May 14, 2008 3:32 pm

I'm not sure about it. It's too...soppy. Also, structure's too loose. It's a floppy poem. I don't like floppy poetry.

I agree. It's mediocre prose turned into poor (and as you put it, floppy) poetry by means of line-breaks.

(Sorry to impinge upon the territory of the English teacher)

Ibun · Postby **Ibun** » Wed May 14, 2008 4:18 pm

I'm not sure about it. It's too...soppy. Also, structure's too loose. It's a floppy poem. I don't like floppy poetry.
If I had said that, people would have gotten all pissy at me for sure.
You're not an English teacher. And you're funny when you're grumpy.

I'll show you grumpy.

nickspoon · Postby **nickspoon** » Wed May 14, 2008 4:44 pm

I'll show you grumpy.

Grumpy has always scared the hell out of me. This is no exception.

Muninn · Postby **Muninn** » Wed May 14, 2008 7:07 pm

I like my poetry to rhyme.

I know, that's a pretty narrow-minded approach. I don't care.

TyVulpine · Postby **TyVulpine** » Wed May 14, 2008 10:25 pm

I'm not sure about it. It's too...soppy. Also, structure's too loose. It's a floppy poem. I don't like floppy poetry.

Meh, whatever floats your boat.

Arloest · Postby **Arloest** » Thu May 15, 2008 12:04 am

I'm not sure about it. It's too...soppy. Also, structure's too loose. It's a floppy poem. I don't like floppy poetry.
I agree. It's mediocre prose turned into poor (and as you put it, floppy) poetry by means of line-breaks.

(Sorry to impinge upon the territory of the English teacher)

Meh. I wasn't really doting too much on the peom's originality or its structure. For poems like these I feel the message is the only thing that matters.

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