ramble-amble dog




ramble-amble dog down the road of time
snuffling gateposts as he goes
and laughing,
tongue on the sly

what stories will he sniff
on the night-woven breeze
here, where no collared, contented dog
ever would go?

and not much stopping ~ no
just to excavate portions
of somebody's lawn,
investigate tulips and trash
for awhile

some folks don't like what he finds ~
creased dirty dungarees
nobody wants
under the earth...under the mind

ramble-amble dog digging up
old luck, and hearts
rusted like knives,

tossing and catching them
in his dog smile


© 1990 by Beth Stevens




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