Double Clutching

Those undeserved joys which come uncalled and make us more pleased than grateful are they that sing. - Thoreau

granting my faithful, four-legged companion free reign

i laid down on a carpet of vernal grass

he rolled and frolicked about

squirming and slithering upside down beside me

touching

belly rubs his pleasure

an explosion of unfettered, freewheeling whimsy

jumping on and off of me

occasional sprints at full speed in circles about

the pinnacle of liberation's merriment without the shout

in a coronation of laughter

a matriculation in an unfettered, faded, institution

for a time i had no troubles, no worries

nary a care

both of us wearing pure, uninhibited happiness

joy if you will

curious, jealous clouds congregated above with puffed-out chests

a hint of eternity along with a blessing in the late may air

souls touching

double clutching

aye, a very special prayer