I once caught a beagle, a stray.
\nLong tongue,
\nworldly eyes.
\nThe kind that make the ladies sigh.<\/p>\n
I lured him to the yard
\nand shut the gate.
\nBut he didn’t stay.<\/p>\n
Before I got to my phone
\nhe’d found a hole and<\/p>\n
he was gone —
\nWhere have you gone?<\/p>\n
Maybe home.
\nMaybe on
\nto his next beagle date,<\/p>\n
The kind that makes
\nthe ladies
\nask him why.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I once caught a beagle, a stray. Long tongue, worldly eyes. The kind that make the ladies sigh. I lured him to the yard and shut the gate. But he didn’t stay. Before I got to my phone he’d found … Continue reading