Howling wind
driving the rain sideways
flattened ears
© Rachel Green January 2025
Let not the sheets of rain, nor howling gale
deny you from that rugged clifftop walk
for dogs will piss and shit inside the veil
of hearth and home if you doth dare to balk.
The calories you use will burn away
the fatty lumps so settled on your frame
on your long walk down to the sea today
and face the needles of the winter rain.
Or stay, instead, at B and B and bask
in warmth and fresh-provided breakfast tray
but then, why have dogs at all? This simple task
will mark you good or ill before you leave Torbay
Seize this opportunity to start anew
and celebrate the day, or else to rue.
© Rachel Green January 2025
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