Day 9
The past is a dinosaur egg,
Curled and embryonic,
Purple peacock feathered, gold scaled,
Complicated bones-
How unbreakable
How geological now
This shell
NaPowrimo Day 17
Day 17- Dog The first dog she knew was a wolf- he guarded the baby's cradle, head on forepaws, tick tock pendulum tail- what a big commitment, many thousand years. At three, a spaniel placed its soft little rubber teeth over her hand, and pressed the points in until the skin indented. They asked the parents what will you do to train the puppy, human or dog? Later, the dog brother, who stands as tall as her hip. He moves through the tall grass in rough black and white, he rests his head on her knee. She cleans the blood and feathers from his mouth. No one knows his true name but She 1
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