FRANCIS ALBERT CROSBIE, 2000-2017

October 27, 2017 12:38 PM

An obituary for a very good boy, Francis "Frank" Albert Crosbie, by poet, author and bereaved Lynn Crosbie.

"I will find you, I told my dying dog. And for the first time, went home without him, and slept where I sleep, curved around the negative space he has left behind, the echoes and devastating silence yet still,

There is life in the legend he left me and be good he tells me, as he, and all of his soft, fragrant beauty, escape me with every breath I take."

posted by OrangeDisk (11 comments total)

So now I'm at work and I'm crying for Lynn Crosbie's dog.

This was beautiful, thank you.
posted by jokeefe at 12:49 PM on October 27, 2017 [2 favorites]

Very nice, very sad. Everybody should have a Frank in their life.
posted by doctor_negative at 1:02 PM on October 27, 2017

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posted by supermedusa at 2:14 PM on October 27, 2017

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posted by NedKoppel at 2:15 PM on October 27, 2017

Oh, dammit.
posted by allthinky at 3:25 PM on October 27, 2017 [1 favorite]

Welp. I certainly know what I can read now if I ever need a good cry.
posted by Space Kitty at 3:41 PM on October 27, 2017 [1 favorite]

yep. too soon.

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posted by Nanukthedog at 7:03 PM on October 27, 2017

This, my friends, is part of why I have multiple dogs -- because the bond one forms with an only dog is such a formidable thing that I don't really see how people survive this type of loss.
posted by FelliniBlank at 7:52 PM on October 27, 2017 [3 favorites]

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posted by jet_silver at 8:49 PM on October 27, 2017

Lynn is a remarkable woman, and an incredibly talented and skilled poet.

Frankie -- although I never knew him except through her social media stories -- was a remarkable dog.

Good doggie.

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posted by jrochest at 9:31 PM on October 27, 2017

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posted by Fence at 7:26 AM on October 28, 2017