I used to write haiku about Bobo, and when Ben asked me why I never wrote any about Lucie, I told him she has to inspire me. So she did. Here are some haiku I wrote about her. (Yeah, she's been barking a lot lately.) The last one is my favorite, I think. I'm not sure...
the little dog starts
then the bigger one joins in
what an awful noise!
Sunday newspapers
quiet afternoon reading
shit! Lucie went off
Lucie! shut up now!
can't you see I don’t need that
adrenaline spike
didn’t you know that
when Lucie swims through the air
she just wants closer
it is so quiet
when the little brown dog sleeps
then she growls softly
Lucie warned me twice
before she bit my face off
she's not a pillow
Oh, and here is my favorite one that I wrote about Bobo. A copy of it is in the urn with his ashes.
a hot summer day
the white dog sleeps in the sun
what does he dream of?