Little Dog's Rhapsody in the Night (Percy Three), Mary Oliver

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He puts his cheek against mine
and makes small, expressive sounds.
And when I'm awake, or awake enough

he turns upside down, his four paws
in the air
and his eyes dark and fervent.

Tell me you love me, he says.

Tell me again.

Could there be a sweeter arrangement?
Over and over
he gets to ask it.
I get to tell.

Comments

[icefacade.livejournal.com]

lovely :)

[only-more-love.livejournal.com]

So sweet. :)

[sandokai.livejournal.com]

Ah....I love the Percy poems!

[thelichen.livejournal.com]

that is wonderful :) (I miss my dog!)

[mspixieears.livejournal.com]

Beautiful...it could easily be about a cat too, which was what I thought (not reading the title before I read the poem, silly me).