I had MEANT to leave THERE sooner. But the chance to catch a little joy, kept me moving along the path at zoo. There are few animals who can STREW delight and playfulness as well as an OTTER can. And so here I stand, caught up in the moment, as if I had nothing better to do than to smile and exclaim over the UTTER happiness of these sleek and lithe river gods.

Georg’ann

Sitting on the mat, he told me he loved dog parks
Though he had no dog of his own, he found it joyful
to watch them bounding across fields
This I ADORE, so unexpected
it cleanses the sticky RESIN
that often coat my heartstrings
far to easy to be PETTY,
to accumulate mental detritus
rather than hold delight of CUTER things
It is with UTTER appreciation that I thank him

Heather