Herewith, the latest selection from dusted-off published poetry and short fiction, circa 1970s vintage and beyond....
Insight
I once had
a pure-bred miniature dog
proud and high-strung
nervous and yappy
intransigent
and stupidly aggressive
demanding yet giving
nothing herself
of satisfaction. I
eventually
got fed up
gave the
little bitch away
to the first taker.
I hope they're both happy.
Strange though
soon after
I began to notice
how like their owners
most dogs are
in appearance
and temperament.
Know the dog
and you know the owner.
This insight
has made me
extremely nervous.
c. 1980 Rita Rosenfeld
published in Echos, Spring 1980
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