The Dogmother Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I really like this (from another forum).... Placid and self-contained. I think I could turn and live with animals, they are so placid and self contained. I stand and look at them long and long. They do not sweat and whine about their condition. They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins, They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God, Not one is dissatisfied not one is demented with the mania of owning things, Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago, Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth. "not one is demented with the mania of owning things, " they obviously haven't seen my Ruby with her new toy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 I love Walt Whitman - thanks for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 All so true (except for chickens "owning" worms ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan08 Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 Love your comment about Ruby, like the poem but it is a bit whimsical isn't it Nature is very cruel and there are plenty of birds and animals that collect and protect and are full of greed, but I had a lovely afternoon yesterday, just the girls and the dog pottering about the garden, with no-one saying wheres this and can I have that and have you seen this and can you drop me off here and.......I could go on Our Duncan is having a good whine now as I have finished my cup of tea, he has checked, and now wants his walk. Mmm. who trains who Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted May 21, 2012 Author Share Posted May 21, 2012 Love your comment about Ruby, like the poem but it is a bit whimsical isn't it It is but I quite like the simplicity of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goosey Lucy Posted May 21, 2012 Share Posted May 21, 2012 A lovely poem but I wouldn't describe either of my two beasts as placid and when one finds a folded up, discarded crisp packet it's like Gollum and his Precious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
