A Dog

The darkness fades as the new day comes and he sips coffee He thinks of his marriage that had faded with the night He relinquished the vows and his wife's plea and poured them into the glass The world turned as the dog came and said good morning and came to rest at his feet The Sun rose into the quiet and he silently gazed out the window It was silent as were the vows The birds had formed a Union with the squirrels and picketed the Sun And the warmth on his foot from the dog made the silence fresh The prayers were sent to where they go and the waiting The refrigerator hummed and rattled and kept in tune with the computer The words waited with those prayers and the dog stirred And God looked down on the pair with love Those prayers gathered to God and He considered each And one prayer was showered down on the man and his dog Love was granted to the two and with certainty God relayed The dog got to her feet and took a slow draw of water And He went back to the vows and released them with finality He gave the dog a rub and went to his coffee