I always wanted a dog,

Not sure why.

Perhaps because of my parents’ distaste,

And some hidden reasons, then unknown to me.

 

So the dog was never part of my childhood,

 

But I still noted what dogs were.

Unconditional love without another agenda.

View from the Beach

Situated

Here I am perfectly situated here on the beach.

Broken away from my colleagues on the reef offshore,

Caressed for years by seas,

In an ocean of love.

  

Now, I have landed.

The cliché which is now me,

Mounted in the shifting sands of time,

I can rest at last,

Showing breadths taken over decades.

 

I am situated and encased in joy.