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Saturday, June 29, 2013





 
 
 
Shelter Pet
 
You turned away when I looked at you in your cage. Shy, they said. Unfriendly? I worried. Could I love you enough? Your turned-away head said Take me home. Take me home. Take me home.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
This post was written for the Trifecta Writing Challenge . This weekend's challenge was to write an approximately 33-word post repeating a phrase three times.
 
 
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14 comments:

  1. UnknownJune 29, 2013 at 2:41 PM

    Truly beautiful and heart warming. I have a cat that nobody else wanted. I'm glad they didn't!

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    1. ElaineLKJune 30, 2013 at 11:04 AM

      Thank you, Helena. Sometimes you have to look beyond the surface to see the treasure. I'm glad for both of us!

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  2. SuzanneJune 29, 2013 at 6:14 PM

    Aw, this is so beautiful! Fabulous take on the prompt!

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    1. ElaineLKJune 30, 2013 at 11:05 AM

      Thank you, Suzanne. She's my special little girl now, and I think she's beautiful.

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  3. PurpleMooseJune 29, 2013 at 10:05 PM

    my daughters are rescue fur moms.

    It's good that some can do that.

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    1. ElaineLKJune 30, 2013 at 11:06 AM

      Yes, thank heaven for the rescuers! Thanks for reading.

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  4. AnonymousJune 30, 2013 at 2:22 AM

    So sweet. Reminded me of this song:

    Cat Stevens - I Love My Dog:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRWsh85P2T4

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  5. ElaineLKJune 30, 2013 at 11:02 AM

    Thank you, Jo-Anne. I had a few tears after we brought her home, too, wondering if we'd done the right thing. But now I'm so glad we did!

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  6. Catherine Louise GurganusJune 30, 2013 at 2:29 PM

    So sweet. We are rescuers as well and have had our cat now for over 10 years.

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  7. DraugJune 30, 2013 at 5:14 PM

    Too cute! (:

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  8. RachaelJune 30, 2013 at 8:07 PM

    Rescues make the best pets.

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  9. TMWHickmanJune 30, 2013 at 8:52 PM

    Yes, indeed. Rescue pets are the best!

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  10. AnonymousJune 30, 2013 at 9:24 PM

    I love this! I'm so glad you heard the 'take me home' in the turned head. We have a rescue dog that a friend fostered and she is the best dog EVER! Breaks my heart that she was scared and locked in a cage.

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