Ode to Tallulah
Posted on September 30, 2007
Filed Under dogs, milestones, praise | 10 Comments
To my copper penny companion
The canine sprite, lithe and lean
Leaving brown patches of urine
In the dry grass of Autumn,
You of the mountain goat grace
And drooling enthusiasms
For such things as garbage can spelunking
And excavating large holes in the perennial bed
Are at once pure happiness and the source of my despair.
There are few that are forgiven for soiling the bed
Stealing the roast, or plucking the black eyes of stuffed toys.
But the handsome sheen of your cinnamon coat,
Is a soft bristled brush, a foot stool, an arm rest.
When I look into the yellow eyes of your devotion
I can no longer despise you for rolling
In deer manure or dead possum or worse.
Always at the ready, on call, coiled and tense
Available for car rides and quick romps
Down deserted lanes early Sunday morning.
Charging ahead with the determination
You frighten the geese, snap bees from the air
And stop to defecate right in the middle of the steepest slog
To challenge my grit and endurance.
May your third birthday be filled with warm naps in spots of sunshine,
Dribbles of popcorn, M&M’s and Goldfish from a child’s hand,
Squirrels and chipmunks and a few wandering cats
To chase across a wide green lawn dotted with tennis balls and marrow bones.
Happy, happy day to she who loves me best.
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