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Release The Hounds

Posted on 22 May 20197 August 2019 by H. Hennenburg
Image by Maja Dumat of dog rolling by meadow introducing poem titled Release The Hounds by H. Hennenburg.
Photo by Maja Dumat © 2017.

Kindness
Has arrived at this doorstep
An open playground beyond.
Withering brilliance
Falls away for truer light.
Predisposed to love as I am,
What choice do I have but to play?
For I am one
Who needs nothing but to be.
And every living thing
Moves inside the heart
That surrenders to freedom
That allows the wave of the unknown
To carry it aloft and untethered
Into new realms of possibility.
So I unzip my skin
And release the hounds
For their faith is inherent
As is my glee to follow.

© H. Hennenburg, 14 May 2019

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21 thoughts on “Release The Hounds”

  1. Sherry Blue Sky says:
    21 July 2019 at 8:54 AM

    I love kindness arriving at the doorstep….and releasing the hounds of joy who know how to Just Be, into the new realms of possibility. Loved this poem, and the photo.

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      21 July 2019 at 9:07 AM

      Thank you, Sherry! Only wish I had found a photo of my own pups in similar spirit. Alas, they are often moving too fast to capture in those moments!

  2. gillena says:
    21 July 2019 at 10:29 AM

    luv that playful carefree feeling which follows the un zipped skin
    Thanks for dropping by my sumie Sunday

    much love…

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      21 July 2019 at 1:40 PM

      Thank you, Gillena!

  3. Mary Kling says:
    21 July 2019 at 11:59 AM

    I think you are commenting on the playfulness as well as kindness of dogs. I could not agree more!

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      21 July 2019 at 1:39 PM

      Kindness, joy, freedom and openness to possibility. Dogs demonstrate it so well and we each have the same spirit in us if we let it out to play. Nothing better than a beloved pup to wake that in us!

  4. Sanaa Rizvi says:
    21 July 2019 at 1:46 PM

    This is beyond beautiful! I love how you portray kindness and the importance of being open towards it. Our actions have the power to make a lot of difference 🙂

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      22 July 2019 at 4:32 PM

      Thank you, Sanaa. I whole-heartedly agree!

  5. Rommy says:
    21 July 2019 at 3:32 PM

    The days I welcomed new puppers into my home were joyful ones. What I’d gain in savings on vacuum bags (to pick up all that corgi hair) I’d lose in joy. A few hairs on the couch is a fair trade.

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      22 July 2019 at 4:33 PM

      You speak the truth, Rommy!

  6. Myrna says:
    21 July 2019 at 4:55 PM

    Well, you’ve touched my heart today – writing of kindness and the love of dogs, the unzipped spirit of freedom. Oh such lovely words you’ve woven.

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      22 July 2019 at 4:34 PM

      Thank you so much, Myrna. I’m happy our hearts connected through these words.

  7. Magaly Guerrero says:
    21 July 2019 at 5:45 PM

    I love the soul-naked ending, that release full of here I am… being. We could learn so many things from nature’s abandon, if we just care to look, recognize, and be.

  8. Thotpurge says:
    21 July 2019 at 10:40 PM

    This is beautiful… unzip my skin and release the hounds… beautifully written!

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      22 July 2019 at 4:34 PM

      Much appreciated!

  9. dsnake1 says:
    22 July 2019 at 5:20 AM

    yes, what choice but to play, when man and dog is on one heart?
    enjoyed this delightful poem. 🙂

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      22 July 2019 at 4:35 PM

      I’m so glad!

  10. ayala says:
    22 July 2019 at 2:38 PM

    The first line just so inviting and perfect…Lovely!

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      22 July 2019 at 4:36 PM

      Thank you, Ayala!

  11. Phillip says:
    25 July 2019 at 12:49 PM

    Lovely poem. Would that glee were always to follow!

    1. H. Hennenburg says:
      25 July 2019 at 2:35 PM

      Thanks, Phillip! I appreciate you stopping by. 🙂

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