when I saw
in a photo
of a dog
named Amber
a look both
forlorn and
penetrating
I set aside
my reading
to consider:
what is new
about this dog..?
is there more
here than I
saw in my
boyhood dog
Joe..?
or was Joe
a partner of
my self
in separation
preparing for
days of conflict
and growth..?
Joe ran and
chased and
our laughter rose..
now in silence
pause and notice
Amber's gaze
reaches back
stirring memories
and two dogs
perhaps just one
now mirrors my
own evolution...