Warrior Loves a Dog by Ray Whitaker
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WARRIOR LOVES A DOG
The fighter pilot remembers
a sleek steel eagle flown so many times
no yelping, barking, just speed incarnate
dropping from inside clouds
strafing enemies there on the ground.
Now his eyes closed slightly, to memories serve
his hand rests lightly on Rough Collie fur
he and his dog sense
they could be, just perhaps
are but one in the present
and also in the past,
bridging a Love so absent
in those red enemy skies.
Previously published 04/25 in the Book: ANIMALS
© Ray Whitaker
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| Ray Whitaker |
Ray has four books published and two chapbooks. His work has been published in eleven different countries. Ray was a Delegate to the 2024 Writers’ International Panorama Festival. He participates regularly in several Zoom poetic events worldwide. Among them, he has been spotlighted on a US National Poetry broadcast from Quintessential Listening Poetry Online Radio in 2024, and also an International Poetry Recital hosted by The Fertile Minds out of India. In July 2025, he was the featured poet in David Leo Sirois’
Spoken World Online, which is associated with Spoken Word Paris.
I love these lines, Ray:
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they could be, just perhaps
are but one in the present
and also in the past,
bridging a Love so absent
in those red enemy skies.