And the Dog Laughed Too

He stood on the street corner Having a much needed smoke Somehow we got chatting And he told me a joke And i started laughing The way that you do He looked at me smiling And started laughing too And his dog laughed too. It became a habit Ever after that Every morning I’d stop For a little chat And listen to any joke That he would tell His supply seemed endless And he told them so well And his dog laughed too. One day I saw the dog Out with another guy So I said hello to him And I asked him why. He said he was standing in His dad had had a stroke So I sent my best wishes And I really missed his joke And his dog just looked sad. I asked about him every day Was told he was improving Was chafing at the bit to Get his recovery moving. I was so pleased to hear Of progress like that For I really missed His joke and our chat And his dog looked optimistic. Then one day I saw him back Standing there having a smoke I bid him a good to see you I’ve missed your daily joke. We both laughed uproariously As he told me his latest one And the dog wagged his tail All signs of sadness gone And his dog laughed too.