Homeward

Pets are known to have found their way back to their owners after being separated by thousands of miles.

Through the eyes of a little lost dog.

Miles may part them, but the bond always guides the way.

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It looks - all wrong

The smells I knew now gone

The sounds I hear, unclear

In dissonant halves.

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My paws move before I walk

Each path wound, the same;

My nose follows what remains

The distance never long

Or strained.

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My body reads the tales it must,

Weather, folk, terrain;

Rest is taken , in need I trust,

Hunger not a strain -

As the world turns.

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I draw near home, ears erect

The paths I walked now straight;

My pace slows, old smells return,

I make a sudden stop -

The world calms.

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A brief pat,

One that knows -

I sit down by his feet

He scoops the meat

 Hand me a treat 

The life bond's ebb and flow.

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Original poem by Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin. AI tags are coincidental.