Dog, Simile, Truth

When the old dog walks in a field he knows the whole symphony.

In this way a dog is like Shostakovich. You can’t take that away from him.

Nor will you ever fully understand what he hears.

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Author: stevekuusisto

Poet, Essayist, Blogger, Journalist, Memoirist, Disability Rights Advocate, Public Speaker, Professor, Syracuse University

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