A Beautiful Day

This morning I woke up wet.

I mean,

my face was wet

thanks to the
beautiful brown eyed dog licking it.

You see, my ex has gone away

and I have temporarily moved into his home

so as to not leave the beautiful dog alone.

So up I got

and into the garden we wandered

Me in nothing but a green t-shirt and boxers

he in nothing but his shiny blonde coat

The blades of grass shone with dew

crisp and fresh beneath my bare feet

as I strolled up to the chilli tree

I gathered bundlefuls of ripe chillies

and when my hands were full

I used my t-shirt

as my carrying tool

I sat down on a patch of lawn

to do a spot of weeding

and my little dog lay against my shin

I marveled in the warmth of his chin

next, we picked sour-sweet limes from the tree

and snipped pandan leaves

to make lime-pandan tea

This garden,

brings forth such a bounty

yesterday, I sucked the seeds

of a creamy custard apple

the gooseberries are tart

as lemon snapple

the avocadoes are ripening

the flowers blooming

the birds chirp 'good morning'

Its nice to pretend

that all this belongs to me

for awhile at least.

when I leave for work

my dog looks at me

brown eyes beseeching

It breaks my heart

for I know, that all day long

he'll be there

waiting.