Living Simply
Rosie
has no idea
it’s a New Year
each day she wakes
wagging her tail
happy just to be
runs on over to the carpet
to wipe her face awake
and stretch and roll on over
for a belly rub
then she trots to the door
like a little piglet
to do her business
and bark at birds and squirrels
and anything that moves
sometimes, she sits in the sun
for a while
and sniffs the air
and stares up at the top of trees
then she spies the cat
and they race to the door
to be first
before they settle down
in front of their bowl
crunching and slurping
their fill
then it’s hide-and-seek
and walking the cat to the door
she bounces around
here and there
and goes and finds her stuffed toy
and proceeds to pull all the stuffing out
happy with her work
she looks around for love and approval
before slipping away
to go and take her a nap
dreaming of steak and chicken and fish
and then she wakes up
and stretches
and wiggles her tail
sashaying to the door
and if she’s lucky
she’ll see a squirrel
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