{"id":300,"date":"2010-05-04T09:01:33","date_gmt":"2010-05-04T15:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/?p=300"},"modified":"2010-05-03T15:03:40","modified_gmt":"2010-05-03T21:03:40","slug":"talus-on-my-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainouswords.com\/mountain-air\/talus-on-my-mind\/","title":{"rendered":"Talus on my Mind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve resisted posting too much about Talus on the one-year anniversary of his passing. But since a few of you asked, here&#8217;s the poem I wrote the night of his death.<\/p>\n<p><em>Go Talus Go!! To the Stars!! <br \/>\nDon&#8217;t dally, go, go go!!<br \/>\nWorry not about us here<br \/>\nDown on the ground below!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Good boy, Talus! Soar away, soar!<br \/>\nLet your doggie spirit fly,<br \/>\nIt\u2019s all yours to explore! Yip, bark,<br \/>\nCheer and prance, forevermore!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Fly, Talus, fly! Free and light,<br \/>\nDash away clear and bright;<br \/>\nAgain, you are strong and free,<br \/>\nBound into the beauty of starry, endless nights.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0Atta boy! Way to go!<br \/>\nNow you&#8217;re on your way!<br \/>\nMy heart is all there with you&#8211;<br \/>\nThough I wish that you could stay.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0Straight ahead, my noble friend,<br \/>\nGo, go, go!! No time to waste!<br \/>\nThe unknown, far beyond awaits,<br \/>\nGet going and make haste!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>So soar Talus, soar! That&#8217;s the way!!<br \/>\nTo the place all great dogs go;<br \/>\nWorry not about us here<br \/>\nStill on the ground below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve resisted posting too much about Talus on the one-year anniversary of his passing. 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