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Dillie the Deer: Love on Tiny Hooves | National Geographic


Emily Dickinson described hope as that

Emily Dickinson described hope as that thing with feathers apparently it can

thing with feathers apparently it can

thing with feathers apparently it can also be that thing with fur big ears and

also be that thing with fur big ears and

also be that thing with fur big ears and cloven hooves love comes in the door in

cloven hooves love comes in the door in

cloven hooves love comes in the door in many ways quite unexpectedly luck came

many ways quite unexpectedly luck came

many ways quite unexpectedly luck came into our life late one crisp June

into our life late one crisp June

into our life late one crisp June evening in the most improbable of

evening in the most improbable of

evening in the most improbable of vehicles tiny hoods of a dying faun I

wrote a book called dilly love unhooks

wrote a book called dilly love unhooks which is the story of the love that she

which is the story of the love that she

which is the story of the love that she brought into our life I was diagnosed

brought into our life I was diagnosed

brought into our life I was diagnosed with stage-four and a Mitra cancer and

with stage-four and a Mitra cancer and

with stage-four and a Mitra cancer and as I reread through my writing I

as I reread through my writing I

as I reread through my writing I realized that that was my eulogy

how could we have known then that this

how could we have known then that this struggling blind creature would become

struggling blind creature would become

struggling blind creature would become such a part of our life at that time we

such a part of our life at that time we

such a part of our life at that time we didn’t even believe she was going to

didn’t even believe she was going to

didn’t even believe she was going to survive the night

survive the night

survive the night if she was destined to push herself into

if she was destined to push herself into

if she was destined to push herself into our hearts and home forever the coins we

our hearts and home forever the coins we

our hearts and home forever the coins we have sure

her love bank was so plentiful that she

her love bank was so plentiful that she would touch the lives and hearts of

would touch the lives and hearts of

would touch the lives and hearts of people all over the world this small

people all over the world this small

people all over the world this small dying meaningless creature rejected by

dying meaningless creature rejected by

dying meaningless creature rejected by her mother and unwanted by anyone in the

her mother and unwanted by anyone in the

her mother and unwanted by anyone in the world became dilly the dear love on

world became dilly the dear love on

world became dilly the dear love on hooks hey you don’t even have to go out

hooks hey you don’t even have to go out

hooks hey you don’t even have to go out to the Trini Joey tree to you an animal

to the Trini Joey tree to you an animal

to the Trini Joey tree to you an animal people look at an animal they see beyond

people look at an animal they see beyond

people look at an animal they see beyond the fur fins and feathers

the fur fins and feathers

the fur fins and feathers instead they see the beauty of creation

that’s the only attraction with all its

that’s the only attraction with all its wonder and mystery hardship and joy what

wonder and mystery hardship and joy what

wonder and mystery hardship and joy what would it even have mattered if Dewey had

would it even have mattered if Dewey had

would it even have mattered if Dewey had died on the farm the universe wouldn’t

died on the farm the universe wouldn’t

died on the farm the universe wouldn’t have skipped a beat no one would have

have skipped a beat no one would have

have skipped a beat no one would have noticed yet in saving her life she has

noticed yet in saving her life she has

noticed yet in saving her life she has saved mine in giving her love she has

saved mine in giving her love she has

saved mine in giving her love she has given me so much Morris she proves to me

given me so much Morris she proves to me

given me so much Morris she proves to me that every life is a gift

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