The Christmas Pup - November 2013 Update

November 23, 2013, 1:54 am

Any time I pull this poem up to send it to someone special I tinker with it yet again, striving to improve it. A word here, a phrase there, sometimes a whole sentence reworked. I have written many...

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Re: The Christmas Pup - November 2013 Update

November 23, 2013, 2:06 am

Michael,I love this in all its forms, and will feature it when Christmas is nearer.I have yet to read it that my own eyes don't fill with tears and a lumpforms in my throat. It is a grand Christmas...

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Re: The Christmas Pup - November 2013 Update

November 23, 2013, 6:16 am

Thank you, Sarah, and I am certain that they would indeed approve. I know that, realistically, the number of abandoned and unwanted cats and dogs is genuinely overwhelming. Still, it's inspiring when...

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Re: The Christmas Pup - November 2013 Update

November 30, 2013, 3:18 pm

I've read it before Michael and it makes me teary as do stories like the one Sarah mentioned. I love the idea of Santa and Charm as a team. Regards, Maryse

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Re: The Christmas Pup - November 2013 Update

December 2, 2013, 2:36 pm

Wonderful addition to the mythology of Santa. Like Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer which was a relatively late addition to an old story that added to the character of Santa, this pup also warms the...

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Re: The Christmas Pup - November 2013 Update

December 2, 2013, 7:05 pm

Thank you Maryse and Douglas. Douglas, I like the way you framed Charm's role.

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Re: The Christmas Pup - November 2013 Update

December 4, 2013, 12:41 am

This is full of the spirit of Christmas. So glad I was able to read it on this Winter night. much enjoyed, kerri

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Re: The Christmas Pup - November 2013 Update

December 6, 2013, 8:03 pm

Thank you, Kerri. Merry Christmas. -- Michael

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Re: The Christmas Pup - November 2013 Update

December 20, 2013, 8:08 pm

And, just in time for Christmas, I have updated this yet again. This time, I've added an entire verse - the fifth verse is completely new!The Christmas PupChristmas Eve night, Santa spotted belowa...

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