Percy (One)
Our new dog, named for the beloved poet,
Ate a book which unfortunately we had
left unguarded.
Fortunately, it was the
Bhagavad Gita,
Of which many copies are available.
Every day now, as Percy grows
into the beauty of his life, we touch
his wild, curly head and say,
"oh, wisest of little dogs."
-Mary Oliver,
The Percy Poems, from
The Truro Bear and Other Adventures
