Recognition

the package arrived early one sunny morning
not by the hands of false god nor vain divinity
quite the contrary, landed the...
cupped with compassion, kindled by kindness
handed over creatively by curiosity & genius

days past, arrived again, in form of canine chaos
revealed in muted black
with brown ears, cut tail and broken chained trail
four furry feet padding, painting up the track
tongue hanging out loosely, yet quite intact
investigating spirit, scent and score
unsure of intelligence, intention, intensity
briefly brushed, just enough, to see a similarity
among a sea full of differential matters

~Emily Loren Moss Ferrell