Thursday, April 03, 2008

JANUARY OUR STUDIO REOPENS
AFTER XMAS VACATION - ALL FEEL
AFTER-XMASSY AND ROTTEN, ---
MISSUS AND I HEADACHES; THE FOOL
PARROT GIRLS COLDS, AND THE
PUPILS PARTY-BEDRAGGLED AND
PEEVISH
DONT THINK MUCH OF XMAS:
DONT THINK MUCH OF ANYBODY:
DONT THINK ANY OF US WILL LIVE
LONG ANYWAY: WHATS THE GOOD
OF ANYTHING: MEN ARE BRUTES,
LEASTWAYS C.P.R. MEN: PUTTING
DOGS DOWN ON COLD RHUMATIC
WIND-SWEPT LOWER DECKS, WHEN
THEY TRAVEL WITH THEIR MISSUSES
HOLIDAYING - BIT THE POST MAN
AND FEEL A LOT BETTER NOW.

by Emily Carr, Canadian poet and artist (1871 - 1945)
from the point of view of her Old English Bob-tail Sheep Dog, Billie


Picture borrowed from a UK Kennel site


Poem copied from the book, Emily Carr and Her Dogs: Flirt, Punk, and Loo







I loved the last line :)


Are you a dog lover?


What's your breed?

1 comment:

  1. LOL! I loved that! It had me totally confused until the last line and a half.
    :-)

    I've always liked dogs but haven't had one since I was a little girl. We had one that was half beagle/half walker, so he was middle sized, smart, and wonderful.

    Later we had an Irish Setter -- beautiful dog.

    If we ever get one I want a farm collie.

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