Mark Bird

A Falling Leaf: A Poem Written As A Tribute To My Old Dog

A year ago, we lost our beautiful golden retriever called Blondie. Hard as it was, I had to write a poem: a tribute to my dog and her...

Mark Bird

Are Children Angels? Sometimes, they definitely are!

So, if you follow my blog, you will know I lost my beloved Golden Retriever Blondie (a.k.a. Bloosh) last Thursday. I had to take a couple...

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Yesterday's Forever Dog : a tribute to my beautiful old dog

After the saddest day of my life, losing my beloved Golden Retriever, Blondie - I had to write something as a tribute to her, however...

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My Old Dog's Eyes

I was never a dog person but when I moved far away from friends and family in the U.K. to Buenos Aires in 2007 with my partner, I felt so...

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Coco’s Jimmy Choo-Chew Shoe - a funny poem for kids about a rich dog's very expensive new toy

I wrote this after the whole #JimmyChooChewShoe stanza in my recent poem: The World's Best Dog Groomer. It's about as political as I'm...

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Lola: The World's Best Dog Groomer & Kim Kardashian

I love when a conversation with a loved one makes you turn an idea and a simple everyday phrase on it's head. We were walking our...