All Nonfiction
- Bullying
- Books
- Academic
- Author Interviews
- Celebrity interviews
- College Articles
- College Essays
- Educator of the Year
- Heroes
- Interviews
- Memoir
- Personal Experience
- Sports
- Travel & Culture
All Opinions
- Bullying
- Current Events / Politics
- Discrimination
- Drugs / Alcohol / Smoking
- Entertainment / Celebrities
- Environment
- Love / Relationships
- Movies / Music / TV
- Pop Culture / Trends
- School / College
- Social Issues / Civics
- Spirituality / Religion
- Sports / Hobbies
All Hot Topics
- Bullying
- Community Service
- Environment
- Health
- Letters to the Editor
- Pride & Prejudice
- What Matters
- Back
Summer Guide
- Program Links
- Program Reviews
- Back
College Guide
- College Links
- College Reviews
- College Essays
- College Articles
- Back
Ode to the Collar on the Neck of My Dog
A yellow beast
lying on the floor,
curled
as though against a wind
stronger than she
blows through the kitchen,
slim white hairs
and pink belly
pressed
against
linoleum,
You rest
against the ruff
of her neck
where her heartbeats
thud and
skitter
chasing imaginary rabbits.
Leather the color of salmon
tossed by a tepid stream,
softness
worn through by touch
of hand and tooth,
nibbled
by youth,
rubbed by
affection,
Love
is a collar
around
the
neck
of a sleeping dog,
a circlet
of my promise;
you can
always
come back home.
Similar Articles
JOIN THE DISCUSSION
This article has 0 comments.
Pablo Neruda's odes to simple objects like tomatoes or socks inspired me to write one of my own. Love can be expressed in a multitude of ways; rather than write directly to my dog, I wrote to the object most representative of my love for her.