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Nov 12
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Roses

My dog loves crossing guards

My dog loves crossing guards, it's truly the funniest scene,
whether she likes the badges or the smell of gasoline. 

Whenever she sees them she will stop and wait,
just the neon glow of their vest makes her little heart inflate.

There is one crossing guard who will give my dog biscuits
and every time she smiles, it's a wide smile with pink lipstick.

My dog loves this crossing guard because in her hand she will always have a treat,
that special one that makes my dog stop dead in the street.
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Posted: 11.12.20
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  1. Treblemaker
    Nov 12, 2020

    Haha! Love this!

    I write because the music of language spoke to me in books and I wanted to make a beautiful noise to answer back ~ Lee Williams.

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  1. Roses
    Nov 13, 2020

    Thanks! Once my dog didn’t move because three or four crossing guards were petting her in their break!! Haha!

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  1. Moonsand
    Nov 13, 2020

    haha, this is so fun and light-hearted. i love this.

    “I can’t just say ‘cheer up’ no matter what. But in the midst of all that difficulty, try to find that small happiness.”
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  1. Roses
    Nov 13, 2020

    Thank you!! I wrote this down in my head while we were on a walk.

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