Allen Kuzara
Allen Kuzara enjoys writing speculative fiction or whatever else captures his imagination. He has written six novels and one work of non-fiction. His short stories have appeared in places such as The Overcast and Phantaxis Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine. Connect with him on Facebook or Twitter
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Dog Days
Allen Kuzara
Have you seen dogs during
Dog days of summer?
They don’t do much.
Too little to have
Days named after them.
If anything,
Dogs on dog days
Are anti-dogs, not licking
Not running, barking,
or wagging their tails.
Hot, smelly, gargoyles—
They’re frozen by the heat.
Petrified, their tongues roll
Out like red carpets.
Stoic somnambulists—they
Move into the shade to last out
The dog days of summer.