Dogs

Was a good friend

We got on well

None of that Yin and Yang

Just an infinite grey

We learned to understand

To play with and against



Settled down to stay in the surf

Bounding up like buddies

Call came today



Had a way of leaning

on fences, cars

Workers hands

Nail polishing

Used to never really have

much to do with others

In your sisters words



I recall the voices and the names

May 1st snow, a blackout, warm spring rains

The always-there and everything mundane

The weight of your hand

All that disappeared



Settled down to stay in the surf

Bounding up like buddies

Call came today



Night time will rise

up from the ground

It's not from above

Opens like a mouth