The Arthur Poems

By William Flewelling

From the ways a dog shares life and experiences with his master, these poems play on the simple ways of the life we shared in the hills of West Virginia. As such, they reflect that sharing that comes so naturally between a dog - Arthur - and his master - me.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Nov 14, 2012
• ISBN: 9781477288283

William Flewelling

I am a retired minister from the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) living in central Illinois. Led by a request from Mildred Corwin of Manua OH when I arrived there in 1976, I long developed and led a series of bible studies there and in LaPorte IN and New Martinsville WV. These studies proved to be very feeding to me in my pastoral work and won a certain degree of following in my congregations. My first study was on 1 Peter, chosen because I knew almost nothing about the book. I now live quietly in retirement with my wife of 54 years, a pair of dogs and several cats.

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Published by AuthorHouse 11/08/2012

ISBN: 978-1-4772-8827-6 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4772-8828-3 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2012920936

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Contents

1 Morning

2 The Late and Early: With Arthur

3 Nonchalance

4 Two Pastured Horses

5 On Colder Snow

6 Three Days Past Full

7 Where The Grandson Played

8 Two Tawny Deer

9 Diversion On A Walk

10 Taking Our Walk

11 Arthur’s Diversion

12 Out Briefly, Before Dawn

13 As The Third Mile Ends

14 A Solemn Wave

15 Out For A Walk

16 A Breathtaken Moment

17 Leading The Group

18 As Arthur Waits

19 One Poignant Doe

20 Her Bittersweet Approaches

21 Small Brood Of Shades

22 Kept Silent

23 A Logic Born Of Confidence

24 At Last, An Itch Prevails

25 The Doe: She Does Not Care

26 Ignoring The Warning

27 5:10 AM, Just Past The Equinox

28 They’re Only Heard

29 Kept Pressing On

30 After The Sensing

31 The Fascinations

32 Near Visitation

33 We Came Upon The Deer

34 Most Careful Doe

35 One Cat Some Fifty Yards Ahead

36 Atop Those Plunging Slopes

37 The Seeking Unfulfilled

38 My Attention . . .  And Arthur’s

39 Ascending To Escape

40 Then Eyes Attend

41 With Rain: Ice On Snow

42 The Hungry Pair

43 Rapt Interest Holds On

44 In Single File

45 Sitting In A Rocking Chair Late Of An Evening

46 While Walking With Arthur

47 First Sighted This Spring

48 In Slippers And Sweats

49 Newcomers To The Pasture Passed

50 When The Grins Came

51 An Animal Curiosity

52 In Brief Review

53 Electrical Incident

54 One Doe’s Expectation

55 As Arthur Lies, His Nose To Screen

56 The Baby Rabbit

57 The Still Doe Watching

58 On Arthur’s Late Evening Trip Outside

59 Sniff To Sniff

60 Saturday Delivery By Substitute

61 Still Rabbits

62 About 4:30 AM

63 Escape

64 First Skunk I’ve Seen

65 With Studied Stares

66 4:20

67 Remembering That Dying Doe

68 The Deer In Flight

69 Lone Rabbit In Tall Grass

70 Hard Frost, I See

71 I Miss Them Now