two dogs, a man, and a woman

[sasha]

on this first spring day -
this first real spring day -
a chocolate lab and a pretty girl
met me and Kane on the trail
Kane's a handful
he loves people and dogs
and shows his love
by overwhelming them
in a tsunami of affection
so the pretty girl and I
choked up our leashes
and as we did, we talked
"nice day to be out!"
"sure is - what a beautiful dog!"
"thanks, so is yours!"
her smile was real,
her manner warm,
not wary and guarded
as it might be if I were young and muscled
and reeking with musk
alone with her out here
on this remote byway -
she seemed instead
at ease with this old gent
trusting
that he would do no harm
so our words danced properly
without entendre
and after we parted
I replayed the encounter
in chaste fantasy
so unlike those
of my younger days!

[judih]

but what fantasies might have played out in her mind?
who knows.
But still, it's so refreshing to interact without double entendre!

well-played, Sasha

[leafsailors ghost]

Ah but I ,on the other hand, would have dreamed a closer dance ,as I am more the fool I suppose . Enjoyed the poem for its gift of journie.