We've been watching a friend's dog for a few days while they are on vacation. When they're together, Riley and Merwin's polar opposite personalities are even more pronounced. Merwin resembles a cranky grandpa and Riley is a hyper toddler, constantly licking Merwin's face and trying to get him to play, play, play. Our little grandpa has come out of his shell a bit to roughhouse and romp, and it has been fun to watch them tumble around the house and yard (neighbors most certainly disagree).
Dogs
W.S. Merwin
Many times loneliness
is someone else
an absence
then when loneliness is no longer
someone else many times
it is someone else's dog
that you're keeping
then when the dog disappears
and the dog's absence
you are alone at last
and loneliness many times
is yourself
that absence
but at last it may be
that you are your own dog
hungry on the way
the one sound climbing a mountain
higher than time
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