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The Prodigal’s Dog

I knew him while he was growing up. He was the one who threw my stick, rubbed my belly, ran with me in the fields. I slept at the foot of his bed and rose with him each morning. Then one day, he was gone. I sat at his father’s side and watched him leave,…

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School Haiku

These are a few haiku that I jotted down during my doctoral class week in June: First doctoral courseLectern sits behind the profThe crest is crooked Morning before classChair yoga held in our roomI should have slept in Keurig at the backThey’ve provided dark roast podsI’m on my fourth cup

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Rev. Jeffrey Nelson is a UCC minister and author.

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