Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Being a dog

She looked at me for the photo, on request.
She knows her name, and the couch is a promising location
For access to treats and pets, even if I don't sit there very often.
She may be telling me in this moment that she had a long day following
Me around the garden as I patiently instructed the young man on how to
Pull a weed, knowing that he'll learn with time.
This is the labor of mentorship, the old must help the young.
And Bella, well, she is old now, with her grey muzzle and I 
Wonder how many puppies have learned to pull worms from the earth,
Roll so joyfully on them, legs swinging in the air and back gyrating
On grass so happily as to make me laugh no matter my mood.
Yes, the life of Bella is sublime, every dog deserves it
As does every person, in fact.

 

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