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Wet things smell stronger

Wet things smell stronger

and I suppose his main regret is that

and I suppose his main regret is that

he can sniff just one at a time.

he can sniff just one at a time.

In a frenzy of delight

In a frenzy of delight

he runs way up the sandy road

he runs way up the sandy road

scored by freshets after five days of rain.

scored by freshets after five days of rain.

Every pebble gleams, every leaf.

Every pebble gleams, every leaf.

When I whistle he halts abruptly and steps in a circle,

When I whistle he halts abruptly and steps in a circle,

swings his extravagant tail.

swings his extravagant tail.

Then he rolls and rubs his muzzle in a particular place,

Then he rolls and rubs his muzzle in a particular place,

while the drizzle falls without cease, and Queen Anne’s lace and Goldenrod bend low.

while the drizzle falls without cease, and Queen Anne’s lace and Goldenrod bend low.

The top of the logging road stands open and light

The top of the logging road stands open and light

Another day, before hunting starts, we’ll see how far it goes, leaving word first at home.

Another day, before hunting starts, we’ll see how far it goes, leaving word first at home.

The footing is ambiguous.

The footing is ambiguous.

Soaked and muddy, the dog drops, panting

Soaked and muddy, the dog drops, panting

and looks up with what amounts to a grin.

and looks up with what amounts to a grin.

It’s so good to be uphill with him, nicely winded, and looking down on the pond.

It’s so good to be uphill with him, nicely winded, and looking down on the pond.

A sound commences in my left ear like the sound of the sea in a shell

A sound commences in my left ear like the sound of the sea in a shell

a downward, vertiginous drag comes with it

a downward, vertiginous drag comes with it

Time to head home.

Time to head home.

I wait until we’re nearly out to the main road to put him back on the leash

I wait until we’re nearly out to the main road to put him back on the leash

and he, the designated optimist, imagines to the end that he is free.

and he, the designated optimist, imagines to the end that he is free.

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