Missing you

maybe 

it's COVID, you stopped seeing each other

Zoom fatigue, a general malaise,

our world is small, we

lost touch

maybe she married someone in 

the wrong Party and it's too

painful during an election season

to talk, you have lost trust

maybe 

you love each other

but speak different languages, separated

by time and space, too painful,

one friend walks away.

he is the most missed,

lost friend 

of all. 

Happy to be home

Normally disinterested in being home, 

with two boring parents (no children,

no other dogs), today it seems ok

being home to hunt for sunflower seeds 

scattered across the floor after her walk

each morning, bowls slick with yogurt

to clean up for the dishwasher, pots 

and pans, crumbs on plates, large ladles

still dripping with soup, 

home is ok even if there are no children

and no other dogs.

there are treats and dishes and walks

and rides in the bike trailer.

even hugs from dad and mom are ok 

after all.  

it's good to be home.