Two little dogs
bring eight feet of dirt
everywhere they go
paws on couches
paws on floors
dirty noses
in the roses
dirty tails
leave dirty trails
fur rolled in leaves
leave stems from the trees
fur rolled in grass
leave green blades en mass
two little dogs
in the bath
innocence with laughing eyes
tails throw water on the walls
and soap gets in my eyes
why do I love them so?
— Robin J. Hodson
This article appears in Green-and-Gold Washing on the Menu?.