Dog Night
- jenminotti
- 21 hours ago
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By Jeremiah K Durick
PROMPT — The way I see it ...
There’s one out there, 2 or 3 in the morning
wakes me and gets me wondering
why he or she is barking this late and why is
he/she out. Did the owner get up let the dog out
then forget the rest of what’s expected?
Is the dog at the door trying to get back in
or barking about one of those things that
dogs warn about – another animal, a burglar
and/or an array of other things? Someone needs
to check, needs to let the dog back in or see
what the matter is, or at least get the dog to stop.
After all, it’s 2 or 3 in the morning
and neighbors need to sleep and stop worrying
why that poor dog is barking.
J.K. Durick is a retired teacher. He taught for years at Trinity College of Vermont and after that for many years at the Community College of Vermont. His recent poems have appeared in Synchronized Chaos, Literary Yard, Poem Alone, Third Wednesday, and Highland Park Poetry. He writes from South Burlington, VT.