I Have No
I have no rain inside my house,
no grass instead of rug,
no tiny living dinosaur,
no belching monster bug.
Enormously Touching Reunion From a Dog’s Point of View
We just got back from a few days at UC Berkeley. The weather was perfect, we went on a dream hike with our son, I am swooning with happiness. When we picked him up at our dogsitter’s, Eli seemed glad to see us.
Dogsitter
Our dogsitter knows
just enough
to wonder
why
the dog
looks
so
guilty.
From a Cat’s Point of View …
Here in the piano room,
I purr on a lap.
This is my lap,
no one else’s lap,
mine.
Spring Evening at the Dog Park
Warm yellow light
spills over all of us,
dogs and humans.
When Eli Turned Two
Before, as if he hadn’t heard,
my memo slowly fluttered down. The words
which bid him to obey
would float above his brain all day.
Poop Patrol
Eli is hunching near the fence
on a patch of grass
by the third tree
from the tool shed.
In Pollywog Park
One middle school kid,
talking cocky
commandeers the outdoor glider.
A gawky squirt
in a shirt that’s khaki
tries high five but he’s an outsider.
TV Cooking Show
I’m going to come out of the closet and say I don’t think I’m the only one who stays up late to watch Chopped. Am I right?
Grooming
Slow down. Be present. Observe one facet of your life.