Long ago, I knit an afghan of mohair and silk
Redder than red
For my mother
A womb of a hug for all the hugs she had given me
Now she is gone,
But the cycle of hugs remains.
……….
Today
a little white dog cuddled up in my lap,
Connecting cuddles across years
As she is hugged by yarns and stories of long ago.
The tiniest of yellow flowers
Hang from the slenderest of green stalks
Gently dancing.
The dog hunts lizards in the grass.
The sun
Shines.
One bored collie,
One bored terrier,
One bored tiny dog,
Encircle themselves around me.
Patiently
And I, their patient, was grateful.
I sit in the sun
Sipping lemon and ginger with honey
Surrounded by the scent of lemon blossoms
A bee comes
And sits on my thumb
I ponder
What does it mean to be indigenous to a place.
Today I sat with my face in the sun
A cardinal came out
And blessed everyone
And then came another
And two more
We all blessed each other as we turned toward the sun
Blessed
We want
We pine,
we conspire
Plan, hope, and plot
All to get what we haven’t got
Whether we really need it or not!
The little white dog
Danced at the door
Asking to go out
Or so it seemed
The little white dog saw the big black and white dog gnawed on a covered bone,
“Do you want to go outside?”
She danced and wiggled at the door,
The big dog, never one to refuse an open door
Dashed outside into the rain,
While the little white dog dashed into the rug and the bone.
We all collude in each other’s desires,
Pay attention.
You might simple
need to ask for a second bone.
There really is enough to go round.
Take a deep sip of beauty
Every
Day
The tallest boy
With the littlest dog
Came home today
Only for a visit
Some laundry
A spot of lunch
And we all bowed in gratitude.
The little white dog
Went to the spa today
She came out
An explosion of clean
Complete with a magical glittery butterfly
On her fountain of forehead fur!
She danced all the way home
Do not underestimate the power of getting clean
Whatever it looks like for you.
The dog who loves socks
The dog who takes them out of laundry baskets
And tossed off shoes
The dog who
Usually wears white ones given by nature
today,
They chose black socks
Also made by nature.
Ministry of Animals 