For My Dear Dog Dreaming

** For My Dear Dog Dreaming **? As our most holy Lord from his Luminescent Heaven might wish of us, We’ve a model for dawns of optimism…As No matter what occurred The day or night before, It is the way of dogs to greet each new day In its now and present moment With wagging tails, With panting smiles, And with what seems, a walking about On lighter feet — ready for discovery — The way my own many mutts and spaniels did; The way our doxie GiGi does now — and no matter how I feel — At our first morning’s exchanged glance, For her, I will sweetly intone, “Good! Good Morning, Little Girl! So good to see you!” And with that happily said, she’ll Jump up on the bed beside me Where I’ll briskly tussle the furry, black top Of her head, which her 12 years Has slightly streaked with gray — quite like mine after all these passed decades. In each new morning, she waits for me to exclaim, “Hello, GiGi! So good to see you! Where were you all night? Did you run free Everywhere without your leash? So swiftly Over hillside grass and fallen gold leaves? Did you chase chipmunks? Squirrels? Birds? Find any happy Children to join in with their giggling games?” As if to answer, GiGi will come closer, Nudging her muzzle under my palm, touching For more loving, while I continue My almost singing, “I know, Little Girl, you had fun! Because, I saw your closed eyelids flitter As you softly squealed notes a few times, so Slightly near a whimper. And I saw Your snout twitch as you likely followed a trail; Saw all four of your legs jerking, bending Within your night’s escapade ~ Over which I stroked your long soft. back, Hoping to help keep your unknown, Canine dream in peace — “ I ‘d moved then to gently lean My head by her head with My envying imagination over her ear to Whisper, “Bless you, my God-sent angel, For all your lessons and devotion, I love you… See you in the morning…“ The every new morning For which you remind me to find a smile. ————————————————————————————— (c) sally young eslinger 11/13 /2022 Thanks be to God…