We were walking today
for our daily constitutional
and a lady and her dog
were walking toward us
from the opposite direction.
We smiled, they smiled, and
we all walked our trajectories.
After making our first loop
we met up with them again,
this time with much friendlier,
more companionable smiles.
I mentioned a few moments later
how nice it was for the lady
not to be alone in her walk and
that I could be the dog in our situation.
So she reaches for my collar
and I began to woof, then
she mentions how she loves
to see the willows swaying
happily in the breeze, that
they don’t seem to be crying any longer.