Fay Slimm.

Reasons

 

Reasons

 

Wet as brown pebbles elderly faces
daily parade, jackets held
tightly below capped heads, woolly
clad chests, pets on leads
lifting up legs or stooping as nature
dictates, mature carers stop

and dog-bag at the ready will bend

backs and droppings retrieve.



In heat or cold winter seniors plod,
exchanging nod-recognition 
with others regaining missed life 
since losing kin, smile
despite inclement skies or ageing 
bones as canine exercise

gives motive for outings that might

not be otherwise taken.


Walks become vital to stay-at-home
people when sharing with
          four-pawed, fur-coated pals duo          
pleasures and trips outdoors 
                  become a much looked-for task                 
for folk who need reasons

      for coping with days that otherwise

must be lived quite alone.