There’s nothing like having a tail wagging, bouncy little dog
come up to me on the street, put its legs up on mine
and look at me with an adorable, trusting face.
And if it could speak, I’d hear it say, “Hi there! I can tell
you’re a nice person. You’re welcome to pet me as long
as you’d like.”
Which is exactly what I did, only glancing at its owner
here and there, finally asking, “What is his name?”
To which she smiled and answered, “Her name is Tofu”—
a name that I repeated in a playful manner several times,
making her even more excited, as well as making me feel
the happiest I’d been in quite a while.
Jeffrey Zable is a teacher, conga drummer/percussionist, and a writer of poetry, flash-fiction, and non-fiction. He’s published five chapbooks and his writing has appeared in hundreds of literary magazines and anthologies. His selected poetry, “When I’m Dead and Felling Blue” is now available from Amazon or directly from Androgyne Books.
