Canis Redivivus!

Posted on 2022-08-22 by Bartholomew Barker

Canis Redivivus!

My dog sleeps like a beach towel drying in the sun
after a vibrant afternoon throwing his tennis ball
into the lake, scaring fish and snapping gnats.

When he’s had his fill of fecund water, he collapses
onto the sand, panting, tongue drooped. I cajole
him home, where I wash the souvenir smells from his fur.

It’s the best way to get some quiet time to work
until I hear the distinctive music of his tags shaking
and he yawns into my office where I proclaim,

“Behold! Bobo Redivivus!”
He returns my wag,
ready for dinner.

(For this week’s Living Poetry Prompt: Redivivus.)

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About Bartholomew Barker

Bartholomew Barker is an organizer of Living Poetry, a collection of poets in the Triangle region of North Carolina where he has hosted a monthly feedback workshop for more than decade. His first poetry collection, Wednesday Night Regular, written in and about strip clubs, was published in 2013. His second, Milkshakes and Chilidogs, a chapbook of food inspired poetry was served in 2017. He was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2021. Born and raised in Ohio, studied in Chicago, he worked in Connecticut for nearly twenty years before moving to Hillsborough where he lives and writes poetry.
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32 Responses to Canis Redivivus!

  1. pensivepoetblog's avatar pensivepoetblog says:
    2022-08-22 at 21:20

    I think I’m in love. With the dog, not you!!

    You really knock it out of the park with the canine pieces Bart. It boils it down to the essence so perfectly.

    Thanks

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  2. butungislayp's avatar butungislayp says:
    2022-08-22 at 21:31

    I enjoyed this piece, Bart! 💜 Thank you 💜

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  4. Cassa Bassa's avatar Cassa Bassa says:
    2022-08-22 at 22:55

    Haha cute pup!

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  5. Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris's avatar Gypsie-Ami Offenbacher-Ferris says:
    2022-08-22 at 23:14

    Love this Bartholomew! 😊

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  8. JeanMarie's avatar JeanMarie says:
    2022-08-22 at 23:39

    Three woofs of approval for this one!

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  9. Gift Emmanuel Olaleye's avatar Gift Emmanuel Olaleye says:
    2022-08-23 at 02:41

    A very lively and lovely dog you have here Bartholomew! :)

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  10. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2022-08-23 at 03:01

    ‘He returns my wag,
    ready for dinner.’

    This is a poem by and for those who understand what it is to have a canine in our life. Since Ben-The-Dog passed from this life we haven’t had the heart to bring another dog into our life – but…we have neighbour-dog friends – lovely smelly messy beasties that they are!

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  11. berniebell1955's avatar berniebell1955 says:
    2022-08-23 at 03:10

    PS
    Mike wrote this…partly for Ben………

    Poetry Corner: Once

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  12. Britta Benson's avatar brittabenson says:
    2022-08-23 at 13:14

    Love, love, love your opening line!!! ‘My dog sleeps like a beach towel drying in the sun’ – I could sooooooo picture this!!! Beautiful image. Wow!

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  14. Second Act Blogger's avatar Second Act Blogger says:
    2022-08-26 at 17:32

    Very cute. Who doesn’t love a quiet dog?

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