she came to me from my parents<\/p>\n
the little blue dog that hunted for clues.<\/p>\n
but she was too curious<\/p>\n
and I too careless<\/p>\n
she found a can of olives on the Win-Dixie shelves<\/p>\n
and thought it would make a good spot to rest<\/p>\n
she was lost for some hours,<\/p>\n
but my father brought her home<\/p>\n
after an arduous search<\/p>\n
from then on, I kept her close by<\/p>\n
but proximity doesn’t always mean safe<\/p>\n
like the time I spilled glue on one paw then<\/p>\n
tore the seam on the other, and<\/p>\n
I thought she was a goner<\/p>\n
but my mother patched her up<\/p>\n
and she was almost as good as new<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
after many a year, and many a move,<\/p>\n
she still sits on my selves,<\/p>\n
still a good spot to rest<\/p>\n
but far away from olives, and glue,<\/p>\n
and any other duress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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