whippets – Ruth Partridge

Whippet Wisdom

breathing the air immersed in sight and sound a good day

If I could stem the Flow of Time

If I could stem the flow of time;Could halt the fading of a flower;Let effervescence bubble in my handTrace comet tails through a meteor shower;Oh to see her run again along the sand;Over dunes to plunge to the turquoise sea;Salt fresh,in wind-flapped ears and tail;To walk, to run,to be free.

Whippet

Not written by me . Sums up our beautiful whippet Pepper.

In dappled Sunlight

Shadows dance under thinly leaved branchesMaking patterns on her smooth fawn furRipples of light on the fingers of the breezeA caress of warmth and a flush of cool air wafts acrossHer fine bodyTickling With the lightest of touchBaby- soft skinThe whir of the grass cutting machines In the fieldsCause her ears to flexAnd sweet smellContinue reading “In dappled Sunlight”