Angels and Platonists Shall Judge the Dog

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Dogs are Shakespearean, children are strangers.

Let Freud and Wordsworth discuss the child,

Angels and Platonists shall judge the dog,

The running dog, who paused, distending nostrils . . . 

Dogs Are Shakespearean, Children Are Strangers by Delmore Schwartz in Selected Poems (1938 – 1958): Summer Knowledge

I have never known a dog who didn’t have some talent.  I must admit though, this is rather special. The real thing about dogs however is their loyalty and unconditional love. The rest is icing. They are the most nearly perfect creatures, and I miss the patter of paws around the house.

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