Carrie Newcomer - Coy Dogs
LRC by lzh, from jiangxi pingxiang
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There have been too many leavings to list in one place.
Too many arrivals to ever retrace
And all who have wandered have not fallen from grace,
Just done a few things they"d like to erase,
And met with their shadows face to face.
Up on the ridge top a coy dog cries,
It"s the mother a coyote with bright yellow eyes.
A coy dog" s half friendly the other half wild,
Half is homebody and half is streetwise,
It can"t help it"s nature and but God know it tries.
Star light star bright,
All the dogs are restless tonight.
Leave on the porch light,
I"ll be home after midnight.
It"s all blessed and restless and up for debate,
A season and chance to alter a fate,
But a moment can pass just because it