11-14-2023, 04:12 AM
< dog is warm >
the creatures of canada
the creatures of the great white north
laugh at our winters
laugh at us tiny critters of the mud
critters consigned
by indifferent fate
to the soggy bottom of an ancient sea
to the gulf coast of texas
we are mice
who think rats elephants
and cool days cold
and the dogs and cats
huddled with us
a sanctuary from demon climes
- - -
a brightly colored fungus that grows in bark inclusions