A Late Poetry and Thankful Thursday

Published on by Xena, Lucy and Chia

Thanks to Angel Sammy for the picture this week and for Angel Brian’s Home Blog for Thankful Thursday.

Riley here. I get to do the poem for this week, using this picture that Angel Sammy found for us. Here we go!

It’s New Year’s Eve     by Riley

It’s New Year’s Eve in the Old Folks Home.
No one’s dancing or playing with phones.
Blowing on toys is fun for the boys;
The girls laugh and say my ears hurt, Oy!

We know there’s no promise of one more year.
(Oh, what’s the difference if I’m deaf in one ear!)
We’ll live happily in a life full of love
‘Til we fly away to our new home above.

Speaking of ears, I think I must be going deaf in at least one ear, too. I thought I heard Mom Amy say, “Good girl, Chia!”

I went back to my favorite vet place a couple of weeks ago. First I had to go to work with Mom Amy and spend the day there.

It wasn’t bad at all. The Al-Anon group came in at noon and L.O.V.E.D. me! I stayed for part of their meeting, then they let me back out to the office when I asked. I went on to the vet’s because I had been coughing and hacking a lot more and Mom Amy worried I might have caught a doggie cold or something. They took another x-ray of my chest. If you want to read about the first x-ray, click here. In short, that first x-ray showed my heart was a bit enlarged, and my heart murmur had gotten worse. This time, Mrs. Dr. Vet hung the old x-ray from March and the new one she just took up side-by-side and Mom Amy could see that my heart had gotten bigger. The Vet said that it was pressing up against something called an esophagus (Mom Amy spelled that for me) and that was making me cough. Kinda like if you press on your throat and it makes you cough. I got some pills that will help slow down how fast my heart is growing. I guess maybe that was on my mind and that’s why I wrote the poem the way I did. Hey, love y’all! *wags* Riley

From Mom Amy: There’s nothing that will cure what is happening, only slow it down some. As it is, we are thankful for every day we have with our Big Guy Riley.

21 thoughts on “A Late Poetry and Thankful Thursday”

  10. I wanna stay. I’ve still got some livin’ and ruling to do around here. And I have always been full of love for everyone, especially the little kiddos I meet! *wag* Riley

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  12. *blush* I feel good except when it feels like I can’t breath. But I’m right out there demanding, er, asking for my meals and in the middle of everything! XOX Riley

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  15. You are a very good poet (we “old folks” appreciate you wrote about us … tee hee). How sad that in real real life having that extra-big heart isn’t such a good thing, cause it could mean just more love to give and more to receive and hold we thinks. Be that as it may, sure has our paws together that the medicine will do what it needs to do for you … OK? OK! OK to stay, stay, stay, YAY!

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  16. What a perfect poem Riley……and we have tons and tons of hugs coming your way for the new year and beyond. Hopefully your medicine will slow down that heart of yours – having a big heart is traditionally known as a positive thing BUT in your case, it is hurting you. Let’s hope the meds work dear friend. We wish you and your family a wonderful 2024!!!

    Hugs, Teddy

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  17. Riley that was a very nice poem. I am so sorry you aren’t feeling very good. I too hope the medicine will start to help you be comfy soon. Riley have I told you lately how handsome you are
    Hugs and snuggles
    Cecilia

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  18. Mee-yow wow Riley yore a furabyluss poe-em!!!! Mee likess yoress best of all this week! (Wee keep that our little seecret Okay??)
    Wee reeleeved you have new meddycin an wee hope it slowss thingss down to a slow crawl…..wee ❤ LOVE ❤ you so much…. stay with all of us a while longer….
    ***paw kissess*** an ~~head rubss~~BellaDharma~~ an **blowss kissess** an ((huggiess)) BellaSita Mum

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  21. That was a great poem Riley! I hope that medicine kicks in and slows that down a good bit cause you are super special and we love you. Thanks for joining Angel Brian’s Thankful Thursday Blog Hop!

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