It's seven AM and we're in the kitchen.
Elizabeth, 8, and Kirby, 9, her Portuguese Water
Water Dog who's never been to Portugal--
doesn't know he's Joe E. Brown, 40s' famous
film star reincarnated in a curly, black dog
suit, wearing Joe's celebrated, ear-to-ear grin
Elizabeth's in the pantry, 5 shelves up,
searching for a snack. The good stuff's on top,
except for 1 peanut butter Chocolate Chewy,
divisible by 2. The TV's on, bringing Big Red
Dogs (not black ones), along with "George
Shrinks,"a super down-sized hero for
Viewers Like Us. Kirby begs for treats
with teasing little barks. Elizabeth's Sprite
has lost its fight like her Nana in the morning
who needs stronger than that. She's
Granny Shrinks who needs 40 more winks
before peanut butter Chewies, Day-Glo
cartoons, and Joe E. Brown hi-jinks.
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