A red dog
approaches
approaches
two girls
he's spotted
squatting near a river
where a young gull
bobs in the wake
of a red boat.
Both children
expose
expose
webbed toes
they've loosed from
they've loosed from
shoes and
red socks.
red socks.
The red dog,
shocked,
retreats
from these feet
and
shocked,
retreats
from these feet
and
runs
off.
off.
