Notch by Notch
Release
Deep breath in
Exhale
Open the door
Home
Greeted by
A box of chirps
Beaks upturned
And two adoring
Tail waggers
Fur under hand
I see a better me
In their eyes
Whimpering
Energetic love
Shoulders drop
A notch
Dogs perform
Backyard dash and dump
While I pirouette
Into a costume change
Jeans?
Sneakers?
Harnesses?
Leashes?
Poop bags?
Treats?
Check!
Check!
Check!
Off we go
Sidewalks
Dog to dog lunging
Tied to beasts
Running in opposites
The wrack turns…
Ducks and geese squawking
River bugs swarming
Sudden sniff stoppings
Jerking
Ouch!
“Ooooh!
Look at that bud!”
“Sit! Stay!”
Camera! Action! Fire!
Hope
For a moment
Perfect
In memory
Shoulders drop
A notch
Charging children
“Can I pet your dog?”
Hands already slicing
Through the air
This was supposed to be
Relaxing!
Looking for the key
To meltdown control
To unbunching muscles
Readied for a fight
To finding escape
From rat racing
Deep breath in
Exhale
Open the door
Home
Shoulders drop
A notch
Awwwww, as Dorothy so eloquently stated, “there’s no place like home.”
Your chickies are growin’! What a marvelous mosaic!
Have a beautifully blessed day sweetie!!! :o)
you’re poem-ing again. I love the lines “box of chirps” and “dash and dump”
Perfect: )
I was able to picture the whole thing…just from what you wrote. 🙂 Well done, Maery.