Trey's Days No. 20

Eleanor, Ella, Moses, Momma, Daddy, Silence

Eleanor

         

Faithful, strong, fearful, loving

In her eyes love and fear

Black and tan, perfect marks

"That's a beautiful dog" she held her head as if she knew

Ten years on she died quickly, panicked, not wanting to go

Ella

Quick, strong, itchy, striving

In her eyes love and patience

perfect black, shiny, mixed marks

"What kind of dog is that?" she holds her head high, knows it doesn't matter

Going strong, surviving what she has to survive, takes her medicine with peanut butter

Moses

Heaven sent, came at Christmas time

In his eyes pure love, ever pleasing, dumb faith, the sweetie

Chocolate and cinnamon, perfect marks, otter tail

"That's a beautiful dog" he dances with glee, knowing it is true and he is too

The breath of life, sent as he was by angels to cheer a lonely man

Momma

Faithful, strong, fearful, tired, loving to the last

In her eyes love and sadness, joy and silliness, cheering against all odds

"She was a beauty" she never knew it, settled too early, she was a true beauty in the old way

Sixty two years, died hard, twenty-three days struggling against the angel of death, went in a bath of blood

Love softly singing, sweet smelling, gently guiding toward home

Daddy

Fierce, fearful, intense, self absorbed

In his eyes the exactitude of one who punishes details

Short but ponderous, loving but broken

"That son-of-a-bitch" he came to be known to the one he left holding the bag

Went out with a bang

Wake of confusion, cacophony of pain, mystery legacy

Silence

Faithful, eternal, pure love, intense passion, giving, peaceful

In the space, strength, sadness, joy, silliness, cheering against all odds

Perfect, beautiful, knowing, true, it holds itself in stillness, imperturbable

Softly singing, sweet smelling, gently guiding, home