Love Poem: Dog Days
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Written by: Peter Lewis Holmes

Dog Days

DOG DAYS… (or when my wife was in  hospital)
Dog days change the way you think about days
some days you feel  their  paws dig into your dream
other days when she’s home you feel fine
 and that everything’s 
oky doky  tra la la

her touch ,the food she cooks, hits you in
the heart like a power tool 
but
 when she’s not there the 
days drag on like prison time (or shopping)

dog days steal your insides the way 
Gulf pirates  threaten to machine gun 
you against the hull wall 
and
 when she comes back 
it’s like the marines rescuing you
 so you kiss her boots and beret
make her tea 
and pretend that everything’s been OK 
and that you haven’t missed her
(but)  your eyes give it all away
oky doky tra la la