Upon a mushroom

the frog reigns over the side yard

with compassionate governance over weed, tree, flower and herb.

Hosting raindrops and dew drops for bird and insect and dog.

Dog Psalm #39

Go into the woods.

 

The fern grotto beckons,

the wood pecker welcomes.

The deer's dainty trail leads the way

into the deep green mystery of being

where renewal and decay

each feed the other

and create the glorious, ever changing, universe.

Gardening

requires the proper tools

and attire

This is clearly not the proper attire for me.
Really?! Giant roses? You know better. 

Nor is this!
Some kind of odd misshapen sombrero? Please.

I don't need no stinkin' hat.

I'm already wearing SPF 100. It's called fur.

Now into the garden! Plants - let me at 'em.

Hey Roy

So there was this big black lab down at the job site.

All day my people played with him. 

"Here Roy. Down Roy. No Roy. Catch Roy. Good Boy Roy!"

Then his person called him to get into the truck - 

"Come Smokey!"

Smokey?

Apparently his person had said "Here Boy" 

and my people thought he said "Hey Roy."

Go figure.

But Roy is a good dog name.

Dog Psalm #38

'The rapture' did come.

Heaven is on earth

 

and open to all.

Bed Rest

It's been a rough week. 

There's been so much stress 

I had another bout of hemorrhagic gastro enteritis 

and had to go to the animal hospital.

That nice Dr. Kelly said I should take it easy.

I think I'm feeling a bit better. 

A little bowl of icy cold spring water and a milk bone

sounds good. If you don't mind.

Dog Psalm #37

Spring comes slowly.

But still it comes.

Fare Thee Well

Dearest, darling Dudley;

We will miss you dear girl.

Thank you for loving us through our hard times

and pointing us towards and sharing 

the simple joys of so many days.

You are free now of the body that could no longer

serve your great and generous soul.

 

Your spirit rides the wind and brightens the sky.

Country Roads

Have you been to a fox's wedding?

I have. It's when it rains and the sun is shinning.

 

We took a car ride by the river near dusk

and were treated to a rainbow on the way home.

Dog Psalm #36

To rise with the sun and witness the tender break of day

is to know in your bones the vastness of your soul.

Make up

with me over my "make over".

These are just some of the tools
of torture they used to give me this

ghastly "shag". I think I prefer the 5 blade "pixie" I got last time.

You can begin your amends
by serving up cookies and meatly bones.

You'll know you are forgiven when the look in my eye softens.

Peepers

They sound like they are this big

as big as a toddler's tricycle

but the peepers are really barely as big as a human's thumb nail.

They are just incredibly loud with their joyful noise.

Hearty harbingers of Spring.

Dog Psalm #35

Heaven is not only above you.

 It is within you, in the best of you.

Dwell in it. Share it.