This one is for Leland Hermit, who writes books starring dogs.
His novels are great and include Angelo's Journey, which I reviewed (see the review page).
Anyway, I asked him for a pic or a word prompt and this is what he came up with.
Here is his photo (of his doggie, of course) and here is the poem I wrote for it.
Happy Sunday to you :)
The house
In the distance it endures,
still as the aching breeze
shaded by the magnificence
of the towering mountainside.
He takes but one hesitant step,
then stops to sniff this chill air
as the dawn sun strokes his fur,
filling his eyes with gold specks.
As he pants, his mood lightens
for there lies the end of the road,
the haven forever calling him
to follow safely its distant echo.
A wooden house in hues of blue,
twisting smoke from a single chimney,
where the man will always reside,
ever awaiting his dear friend’s return.
Copyright Vickie Johnstone
You so captured the essence of Leland and Angelo.
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