Two days ago, Gemma was standing outside the house,
as Shiva snuffled about,
and Gemma had her face raised to the warm sun on her closed eyes.
Sniffing the breeze delicately, for all those complex smells dogs detect.
Feeling secure in her brand new harness and leash.
I sat down next to her, as she gazed at me, smiling. Happiness, we basked in.
Now I'm so glad I gave her that huge bone that night!
Because even though she had TMJ, and her jaw really hurt the next day,
we didn't know she would be here only a short time.
And she certainly loved that delicious bone.
What a funny curious thing, life.
We don't know when we will come here,
what our circumstances will be,
or how long we will be here for.
Makes every single thing that more precious.
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