she smiles up at me
teeth white and sharp
in her black pointy face
she tears about the room
in her excitement
play with me!
play with me!
she seems to cry
run
dance
leap
frolic
laugh with me
her ears cock forward
as she races me down the stairs
one step at a time
she hops around
out in the snow
scaring up scents
in the cold and
following them closely
serious about her business
is she
quite professional at the
all-important tasks of
playing and
eating and
sleeping
to some she might seem
just a dumb animal
but that little dog
laughs, i tell you
