ODOP: The Tornado and the Dog (6)

October 20, 2010 at 6:41 am · Filed under Uncategorized ·Tagged poetry, the tornado and the dog

6.

The wild and ungainly charge,
the almost-straight line —

the guile of his foe
that feinted mid-blow from behind.

The tornado pulled him up by his hind legs;
For all his terror, the rest followed,
And no one heard his yips.

Copyright 2010 Jobey George

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