Friday, November 18, 2011

Madiba speaks

Circling, turning
Lead all tangling
Keep still Kallie, or we'll never
Get to the running.
Easy now, over the head.
Yessssss!
Off to the lake's edge
Lickety splash
Ears and paws
Noses and tails
Flat out through the reeds
Race you back - ooh, small dog
Stop for a chat
What's that there can you get
OUT of the way, I need to see
She's calling us Kallie
Kallie, she's calling us!
Have we behaved?
Time for a treat.
I - think - I - need - a - pee
No I need -
Hey wait! Off to the trees
Bounding through grass
And leaves and litter and lovely
Disgusting things.
Now we're dry, let's get wet again
And shake out our bodies
And she'll laugh, and pat.
Mutt-ual adoration. Get it?
Hey Kallie my friend
Life is good.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yes, you've done it again - captured a mood, a place, and in this case, an animal ... perfectly.