Reading the poem, "A dog sleeping on my feet" by James Dickey the whole time make me thing about my dog and being home. It was a very cozy poem, one that's soothing and fun to read. To me most of the poem was her thinking or writing in a dogs brain or was of thinking. It seemed like since the dog was on her feet it seemed to give her insight to their minds.
I know what she goes through, my dog wants to be with you at all times, especially if you are sitting in a comfortable chair. Even if you are just standing she wants to be close anyways, so she lays on your feet, sparled out, taking over. But like in the poem sometimes when she is on your feet or laying with you, you seem to think about the dog and what she is thinking more than what you had been doing before the dog got there.
It seems like she is writing his dream like in the lines,
"Like a twisting shout through the trees
Sent after the flying fox
Through the holes of logs, over streams"
It seems to me that the dog is dreaming of chasing a fox, running through the forest in pursuit. Overall I liked this poem, it was fun cute, like seeing things from a dogs eyes, but not on purpose.
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I chose the same poem to reflect on and I think that you have a different and interesting take on it. I never even thought about the fox as being what was in the dogs mind, I don't know where I thought it came from. But what you're saying makes sense. It seems that the dog is sending its thoughts to Dickey through the prickles that he is experiencing in his legs. To me this poem also seems very cozy. I like to think about a dog sleeping at my feet. It makes me think of sitting in front of a fire in the winter or something like that.
I also wrote about this poem. I had not really considered that the poem was maybe more about what the dog was thinking about. I thought it was more of the person's relationship between nature and man. But I like your idea that it has to do more with the dog. The dog seems to be dreaming of the ideal life for a dog. I think that has a greater meaning but what I am not sure.
Laura,
I really liked your connection to the story of the fox. When I read this poem myself, I could not figure out for the life of me where exactly the fox fit into the picture. This interpretation of yours, I feel, could most certainly be a possibility. For when I used to have a golden retriever named Shannon, she would also dream or move while she was sleeping. Therefore, wondering about what she was thinking of, and of how another creature’s mind works does come naturally. I feel that if the author was indeed close to his dog, then he could in fact be concerned about the dog’s restlessness or even just trying to think about what it is that the dog would be interested in dreaming of.
Laura,
You definitely helped me understand this poem a little better! I was surprised most people posted on this poem, because, quite frankly, I just didn't get it! Maybe it's because I've never had a pet ... Anyway, I think you had some really good insight into this poem; I especially liked how you explained that one paragraph about the dog dreaming.
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