No tobacco; no alcohol. He lives alone in Leisure World. He is widowed.


I just saw this today at work and it blew me away for some reason.

Please, God, teach me how to love and how to write. I'm ready.

I Lost My Invisible Puppy

I lost my invisible puppy
when we were out walking today,
she disappeared into the bushes
and totally faded away.

My puppy is not too apparent,
my puppy is paler than pale,
she tends not to draw much attention,
she wags an invisible tail.

She wears an invisible collar,
her leash is invisible too,
I fear that she's vanished forever,
she's totally hidden from view.

I'll miss her obscure little antics,
her odd indiscernible tricks,
she chased inconspicuous crickets,
she fetched undetectable sticks.

My poor imperceptible puppy
is probably still in the park,
perhaps if I pay close attention,
I'll hear her inaudible bark.




by Jack Prelutsky