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Saturday 26 August, 2023

Heart Healer

When Brownie dear

Crossed the road

And died

She broke our hearts completely.

The silent agreement

Was no more dogs

That is until one morning

We heard a puppy's yelp

Coming from our overgrown yard.

That's how Achoo entered

Our home and our hearts,

Freely roaming both.

Her favorite sleeping spot

Is on my bed

(did Brownie teach you that?).

She shifts between house and yard

And while she's definitely not Brownie

I think we all know who sent you here

To repair the hearts she broke.