Willow

[sasha]

(While my ex undergoes chemo, I'm tending her dog, a poodle mix more accustomed to an enclosed backyard surrounded by well-manicured suburban homes and paved streets than to my decidedly less refined lifestyle. Still, she's coming around. Perhaps I'll even be able to restore some of the rough edges her genteel upbringing may have sanded down...)

porcelain dog
first time in the woods
shock and awe

call of the wild
alluringly primal
and forbidden

tasty treat
wild raisins
left by deer

where is the house?
we've gone far enough
time to turn back

[sasha]

a pickup truck!
bark bark bark bark bark bark!
there, it's gone now

[saw]

dogsitting
an unfamiliar animal
helping out
while the owner deals with a heavy load
there is nothing light about cancer
a chance to bond
a chance to observe
the woods is a healthy place
for animals and men

[sasha]

 
 

 
 

 

 

[saw]