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    Cry A Little

    … on something I saw and something I wished

    Please… Love me enough to button my shirt When my fingers won’t function And my hands sometimes hurt And… Smile, don’t sneer, when I can’t... Read More

    Tags: musings, poem, grandparents, poetry

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    Cry A Little

    … on just being

    Be here, with me As long as we Can still be we As long as I Can still be me Right here with you... Read More

    Tags: poem, poetry, musings, yellow lab, pet loss

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    Cry A Little

    … on always wanting more time

    We’re not sure what happened, actually. Fred was fine. And then he wasn’t. On Monday we were playing with his favorite tug toy and... Read More

    Tags: labrador retriever, yellow lab, pet loss, dog end of life

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    Cry A Little

    … on a christmas eve visit

    This Christmas Eve, I am taking a little break from wrapping and laughing and family and friends. I have a very important little human... Read More

    Tags: musings, family

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    Cry A Little

    … on a grey morning in Maine, but…

    I woke up this morning, to a grey day in Maine. Blaze and I are here with some folks who are inspecting the black... Read More

    Tags: maine, September 11, musings, german shepherd

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    Cry A Little

    … fulfilling a few requests, joy angels

    Monty, our grand old Bernese Mountain Dog (and a widely acknowledged good boy), died six months ago. And, in the early morning hours of... Read More

    Tags: german shepherd, yellow lab, pet loss, bernese mountain dog, poem, musings

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    Cry A Little

    … on superheroes

    There’s a dog in my town. A good and silly boy. He belongs to a dear friend of mine. As a matter of fact, he... Read More

    Tags: musings, everyday life, friends

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    Cry A Little

    … on dads’ day

    When I was about 8 years old… I could have been 9 or 10… I don’t remember much about those times in my life,... Read More

    Tags: musings, family, childhood memories

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    Laugh A Little

    … on talent and talents and ‘talents’ (oh my)

    I worked my way through college. I had a full-time job with tuition reimbursement benefits.  Each day, I would get to work at 7:30 in... Read More

    Tags: musings, everyday life, family, college graduation

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    Cry A Little

    … on monty’s rainbow

    It’s hard, sometimes, to believe that Monty has been gone for two months. It’s a few days more than that, actually. When he was... Read More

    Tags: everyday life, german shepherd, pet loss, bernese mountain dog

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    Cry A Little

    … on mattering humans

    Some people just matter. And they don’t just matter once or twice, or in the past or you are sure they will sometime in... Read More

    Tags: humor, college graduation, track and field, musings, everyday life, family

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    Cry A Little

    … on trying to be all graphic design-y

    Many people asked permission to share the poem, Joy Angels,  with family or friends who were losing, or had recently lost, a special dog... Read More

    Tags: comedic writing, everyday life, pet loss, bernese mountain dog, comedy, musings

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Heart Wrinkles

Much better than a hole in your heart, or scars. Heart wrinkles form as you go through life’s tough stuff. Wear them with pride. We’ve earned every one (and I think our hearts are way more beautiful with lots of heart wrinkles).

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