His quivering black button nose
Bright round watery dark eyes
From afar three blackberries
On a handsome fox-like face
The perfect action shot of a golden blur
Running through sleet, rain and snow
Fighting off nature's wonders
He lands on all fours at my doormat
Uninjured, undeterred and unpretentious
Wipes his snow-streaked paws
And grins at me with cheeky doggish teeth
"Lucky," I ask, "Where did you go?"
Disappears round the corner
Bobbling his mass of blossoming shrub
(The bundled long hair of his curled tail)
As if to reply, "None of your business!"
Following his soundless toothpicks of legs
I wound up in front of the fireplace
Where in front of the dancing flames
And sandwiched between three cushions
A small furry ball
(No bigger than a cheerleader's pom pom)
Twitched one tiny ear lined with blonde fuzz
As I knelt down beside him and watched him sleep
The raindrops in his hair glowed against the fire
And twinkled and sparkled
Like stars in the sky