I don’t know what to write
so I’ll start with your nicknames
expressions of adoration
Puppin
Pup-a-doodle
Pup-a-loo
Frinny
Winky-punk
Al
Alice
just Alice
Your eyebrows popped out like tulips in May
spriggy
wiry
white
Powdered sugar sprinkled delicately over your rescue dog face
with its perfect black olive nose
and deep brown eyes
You never did grow into your ears
They reigned above you
Like two giant sails
steering you into our home
gliding you into our hearts
Remember how you flew along the shore?
ears pinned back
fastest dog on the beach
On neighborhood walks
your ears perked up like a fennec fox
and flapped in time
to your dainty dog-show prance
Was it your ears
or your gait
lifting the corners of strangers’ mouths?
Or were you a fairy godmother in disguise?
granting a little girl’s tenth birthday wish
completing our family
spreading joy like magic dust
Invitation
Instead of posing a question today, I invite you to remember someone who came along at the exact right moment and worked magic in your life. We could all use a little fairy dust these days.
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I think any of us who had a special family member like Alice, shed a tear at this lovely poem. Thank you.
Beautiful Caitlin, my heart is with you 💛