A New Girl

The kindly old man, had become irritable Over the death of his wife Not one iota of happiness left Those golden years, ripped from his life She had been, an excellent, engineer Keeping everything in order He had learned, to appreciate, her generous ways Tried to always, be genial, toward her A knock at the door, caught him off guard Since no one ever came by He opened the door, to a noisy orange box When a puppy lit up his eyes Admiring the dog, he first thought how costly This kink was simply absurd It emits, those whimpering, puppy cries He comforts, with baby talk words Holding it close, a kiss on his cheek His heart melts, as he takes her inside He's caught a new girl, names her Iris For the flowers his wife romanticized First visit to the vet, to have her checked out She immediately chases a cat The smiling old man, gathers her in Softly gives her head a love pat an original poem by Daniel Turner