The Small Dog and the Visitor

Posted on October 3, 2019 by Sue Vincent

“Oh, writer, you had better come,”
The Small Dog whispered low,
“There’s something going on out there,
I think you ought to know.”

She sounded quite unhappy,
“…Be as quiet as a mouse,
We’ve got prospective tenants
Looking at the birdie house.”

I thought she’d seen a sparrow
Or the robin’s glowing breast,
“This thing’s a little bigger.
Maybe too big for the nest…”

I carried on composing.
“Writer, better come right now…
It’s gonna eat the nest-box
‘Cause we’ve got ourselves a cow.”

“It’s stolen half the bushes
Now it’s started on the box.
Oh writer, don’t they feed it?
‘Cause it’s hungry as a fox!”

I went and looked and sure enough
It wasn’t just a bird
“Would you just like to nip outside
And maybe have a word?”

I couldn’t understand quite why
The Small Dog was upset,
The cows are often at the fence,
They’ve been no problem yet.

“But writer,” she explained at last,
“I’m just about to eat,
And they are eating everything!
And what if cows like meat?

I’m just a little canine
Of diminuitive size…
You seen the predatory look
That cow’s got in its eyes?”

I had to reassure her
That the cow’s a herbivore
And that she needn’t fear
The hungry bovine any more.

“Come on, I’ll get your dinner.”
She looked, pensive, at the thief.
“Okay, but make it chicken,
‘Cause I think I’ve gone off beef…”

About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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88 Responses to The Small Dog and the Visitor

  1. D. Avery @shiftnshake says:
    October 3, 2019 at 06:07

    Ha! Poor little dog. Shaken and stirred to write.

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  2. robbiesinspiration says:
    October 3, 2019 at 06:14

    Poor old Ani, Sue. I don’t think our cats would take to cows either and my boys certainly didn’t when we saw some.

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  3. Ritu says:
    October 3, 2019 at 06:33

    Aw, bless you, Ani 🥰

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  4. Sadje says:
    October 3, 2019 at 07:44

    It looks quite harmless. Hoe she is easy now!

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  5. barbtaub says:
    October 3, 2019 at 08:03

    Peri says she agrees with Ani. The boss cow in the meadow on our walks has been known to chase small dogs away. When that happens, Peri doesn’t stop to inquire about the cows’ dietary preferences.

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  6. Daniel Kemp says:
    October 3, 2019 at 08:21

    Reblogged this on The Words of Daniel Kemp and commented:
    A wonderful poem that made me laugh.

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  7. jenanita01 says:
    October 3, 2019 at 08:41

    There does seem to be a hungry glint in that cows eyes…

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  8. Darlene says:
    October 3, 2019 at 09:28

    I wonder how Dot would react to cow. She is a bit of a scary dog so she probably would hide behind my skirts.

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  9. Darlene says:
    October 3, 2019 at 09:29

    I meant scardy dog. (As in scardy cat but we can’t say that)

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  11. joylennick says:
    October 3, 2019 at 10:27

    Ani was right to feel threatened – she was so much bigger to start with… Quite delightful, Sue. Really funny. x

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  12. pensitivity101 says:
    October 3, 2019 at 11:01

    Wonderful! Hope Ani got her dinner OK, bless her.

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  13. Suzette Benjamin says:
    October 3, 2019 at 11:55

    Excellent! I like the intrigue and the dialog between dog and writer. Nicely done. Thanks, I thoroughly enjoyed this Sue.

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  14. quiall says:
    October 3, 2019 at 13:14

    hahaha . I would have loved to see that!

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  15. bobcabkings says:
    October 3, 2019 at 13:33

    So many things for a small dog to worry about. I’m sure some chicken (maybe a bit of cheese too, unless she knows it comes from cows) soothed her worries.

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  16. BeckiesMentalMess.wordpress.com says:
    October 3, 2019 at 13:42

    Bravo, Sue!!! This was spectacular! The story and poem all mixed together with such adorable pictures. You did awesome!!! 😂 🤣

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  17. noelleg44 says:
    October 3, 2019 at 13:45

    What a charming neighbor! I hope they become friends, now that you’ve told her cows are herbivores. I can see Chick-Fil-A got its slogan from Ani: Eat more Chiken!

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  18. Violet Lentz says:
    October 3, 2019 at 15:36

    I should think Ani would take pleasure in beef eating.. Kind of like slimming down the competition…

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  19. Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. says:
    October 3, 2019 at 19:04

    Reblogged this on Smorgasbord Blog Magazine and commented:
    It always makes my day when Ani incites (inspires) Sue Vincent to create verse…and this is no exception.. please head over to enjoy…

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  20. Margo says:
    October 3, 2019 at 19:56

    Delightful….

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  22. Penny Wilson Writes says:
    October 3, 2019 at 20:14

    Adorable, Sue! Made me smle! 🙂

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  23. dgkaye says:
    October 3, 2019 at 20:19

    Lol Ani on patrol! So funny! 🙂 xx

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  24. Christa Polkinhorn says:
    October 3, 2019 at 23:44

    What a wonderful companion and a lovely and funny poem! Just shared it.

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  25. willowdot21 says:
    October 3, 2019 at 23:57

    That’s so Ani 💜

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  26. Eliza Waters says:
    October 4, 2019 at 00:35

    😀 You are SO good at this, Sue! That Small Dog is hilarious!

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  27. OIKOS™-Publishing says:
    October 4, 2019 at 02:01

    Poor Ani, you sound like old Winston (Churchill). Take an example of HRH, or do it like her mother, and treat yourself from time to time with some “spiritual” in small glasses. 😉 Best wishes, Michael

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  28. Widdershins says:
    October 4, 2019 at 02:22

    ‘…‘Cause we’ve got ourselves a cow.”…’ So many visuals wrapped up in just this one line. 😀

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  30. Marilyn Armstrong says:
    October 5, 2019 at 01:46

    The last time I let one of my dogs run with the cows, she decided to not be a Norwich Terrier but to be, instead, a cattle dog. She wasn’t half bad, either.

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  31. Jennie says:
    October 5, 2019 at 14:57

    Delightful, Sue and Ani.

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  32. Liz Gauffreau says:
    October 5, 2019 at 23:56

    I took great delight in reading this whimsical poem!!

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  33. Denis1950 says:
    October 6, 2019 at 08:53

    I am enjoying your ballads to a small dog Sue. Do you sing them to Ani at night?

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  34. macjam47 says:
    October 7, 2019 at 14:01

    This is so funny! Poor Ani, she has no need to worry. Hugs.

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