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Best Poems From
FAITH ELIZABETH BRIGHAM
(May 14,1953)
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Kiss The Cats Goodbye
'sgetem
yes, let's get them
those three words rolled into one set off
a barking frenzy
sent them charging the sliding glass door
abhoring the neighbor's cats that taunted them
from the patio
long after the fence went up to keep the cats at bay
kiss the cats goodbye
silly dogs
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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Lady
ah, there is such beauty in lady's soft sweet eyes
i swear God take me if it isn't so
i see in them a bit of heaven
a fleeting glimpse of you
but God if there's no heaven
(although i doubt that this could be)
then let me go where lady goes
when her days on earth are through
it's true i've loved her more than most
of the people i have known
but she's been more true than
my truest friend and
a comfort through the years
i never dreamed a dog could be
all that she's meant to me
so, i pray dear God
take everything from me
but leave me my sweet lady
her fur is still so soft to the touch
though she's getting on in years
she's aged so well no one can tell
she's lived a dozen years
ah, lady's given me such pleasure
i can't imagine us apart
so dear Lord the day that
you must take her will be the day
that my heart breaks
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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Lady Grows Up
lady was the friendly hound
who stopped every morning to chat
with the contentious black cat
who waited for her down the street
she spent the summer running free
chasing rabbits through the woods
catching one upon occasion
and hiding in the tall green grass
in the fall she gave birth to six pups
one of which we decided to keep
winston follows her around now
prancing about tail curling like
a question mark suspended in air
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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Leave No Leaf Untouched
leave no leaf untouched
for love is like
an autumn breeze
that turns the leaves
gently as they
make their journey
downward to the ground
leave no leaf unfurled
for life like love
is spirit-filled
for those who
take the risk
all leaves are
cherished and colorful
Faith Elizabeth Brigham
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