NaPowrimo Day 17

 Day 17- Dog

The first dog she knew was a wolf-
he guarded the baby's cradle,
head on forepaws, tick tock pendulum tail-
what a big commitment, many thousand years.
At three, a spaniel placed its soft
little rubber teeth over her hand,
and pressed the points in until the skin indented.
They asked the parents
what will you do to train the puppy,
human or dog?
Later, the dog brother, who stands
as tall as her hip. He moves through the tall grass
in rough black and white,
he rests his head on her knee.
She cleans the blood and feathers
from his mouth.
No one knows his true name but She
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