Elegy

A poem about a loyal dog

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This poem is part of the NaPoWriMo 2024 challenge to write a poem a day in April. This is the prompt for April 29:

And now for our optional prompt. If you’ve been paying attention to pop-music news over the past couple of weeks, you may know that Taylor Swift has released a new double album titled “The Tortured Poets Department.” In recognition of this occasion, Merriam-Webster put together a list of ten words from Taylor Swift songs. We hope you don’t find this too torturous yourself, but we’d like to challenge you to select one these words, and write a poem that uses the word as its title.

Faithful canine companion, 
In the dim of illness, 
By my bedside, a silent sentinel;
Eyes of unwavering loyalty, 
A heart brimming with love. 
Through the haze of pain, 
A comforting presence,
My guardian angel in fur and bone.
In his final breaths, a gentle nuzzle in farewell.
A bond unbreakable, a love eternal, 
Now carried in memories, etched in my heart.

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