what children and dogs teach us

the joy of innocence

of living in the present.

that still-warm waffles are the most delicious

thing in the universe until another treat wanders by.

Sitting, mostly, at a table for four, the boys

stuffed their mouths with waffles as fast

as their father brought them.  

children and dogs are food oriented

and mostly eat everything that's available

and tastes good.

a dog wags her tail, a kid falls off the chair.

once the food is gone, one of the boys

wanders out into the street crowded

with Saturday shoppers

until he's hauled back in by dad,

cheerfully.