A Mother & Son, aged to where they are no-longer
at edges of th’ Canine wedge - but Bear & Winston
are chocolate Labradors - not th’ usual doggy pals
you’d’ve met unless in as much of a fun lifetime as
they’ve had: they’re renamed Mrs Grylls - OK, Bear
Grylls after you know who & wait for it, Winnebago:
from Algonquian Indian people of that exotic name
in Nebraska, & Winston sees that irony quite easily
Some would say - you renamed him after a camper
van - well maybe - & not that Winston’d necessarily
see it any differently; he’s been on holiday all of his
life, as far as he can recollect - while Bear wouldn’t
debate it, as long as she is assisted when climbing
the steps to come inside - seniority’s a big burden
On her shaky legs, but she’s also very agreeable -
and needless to say - we’re all the best of mates
©4 September 2017, I. D. Carswell
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