The Cosmos’s Dog

by Mary E. Lowd

Composed on Threads, 12/15/2023


We are all the cosmos’s dog
Companion to the universe
Small, short-lasting flickers
Of friendship
And exuberance
Keenly missed when we are gone
Deeply loved while we are here
Even if we don’t see it
Even if we think
The cosmos has forgotten

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