Friends Furever

 

Thwack thwack thwack! My tail

wags fast and furiously.

I lick your face, rest

my head on your chest, listen

to you breathe. You are my person!

 

I can’t help but smile

when I walk through the door and

find you waiting there.

You jump in my arms, we plop

on the couch. You’re my best friend!

 

 

****A somanka is a poem composed of two tankas written in two different voices, focused on a central theme of love. A tanka is a five line poem consisting of a syllable count of 5/7/5/7/7. I wrote this poem about the beauty of the bond between both of my dogs and me, even though I only spoke through one “rough” voice to symbolize both my furbabies.****