Looking foolish next to the tree in a one o’clock rain:
umbrella aloft, the leash in my other hand-
I wanted my late-coming neighbor to understand
that dogs are worth the expense, inconvenience, and pain;
their tails are truthful, no coiled rebellion beneath
a loving look; they are quick to kiss you, and quick
to fetch for you, and-should you raise a stick
threateningly-they are quick to show their teeth;
and better still (but this I never revealed),
when you bring downfall home, the death of a hope,
their nonchalant manner does more for you than a drink;
and best of all, when triumph’s to be unsealed,
such lack of respect they show for the envelope,
-your fingers halt, the brain cools, and you think.
(Aaron Kramer)
More Poetry from Aaron Kramer:
Aaron Kramer Poems based on Topics: Hope, Mind, Manner, Home, Respect, Death & Dying, Dogs, Brain, Pain, NatureReaders Who Like This Poem Also Like:
Based on Topics: Mind Poems, Death & Dying Poems, Nature Poems, Hope Poems, Home Poems, Pain Poems, Brain Poems, Dogs Poems, Manner Poems, Respect PoemsBased on Keywords: unsealed, downfall, nonchalant, inconvenience, late-coming