Take a minute or 5 Step away, rest your eyes Doctor's instructions
Itch to 'facebook' as I break Add the 'green patch' to my page No! must follow directions
Put my head back and contemplate Of 'stuff' to add and to update The 'green patch'
And my mind wanders to a walk at 5 a.m. ...
A walk at 5 a.m. Feeling grouchy and lame; Demanding and needy Pets are over-rated!
Stumbling along Him pulling, I tugging Breaking the silence With my shrieked commands
Chiding myself Reminding myself 45 minutes said the dog whisperer!
With that fire hydrant to my temper Shrugging and settling into routine He ambles, I drag my feet And we do the usual beat
Early is quiet Cool despite the summer Birds already about River is still Is that an otter? Are there otters in New York?
Tongue lolling (he's too happy!) He turns to look at me I can't help but smile At his stupid face and its stupid gaiety (Who am I kidding! He's a handsome brute!)
We walk to the sand bar The still water yipping gently at its edges A half-finished bottle of Pepsi Bobbing up and down on the waves This is as close as it gets to nature In the big city
He chases geese I stand and look In the far distance Sun peeping over the shoulders of the Empire State Brooklyn is waking Lady Liberty preened from a previous night's rain One end to the other of the panoramic view Made just for me
He's ready to go - The fresh bite mark on my wrist does not lie Back to his ambling and My dragging of feet But refreshed and ready I plant one more sweet memory in my green patch ...
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