As I pass the small dog, who,
in his small fenced-in world,
has little fear and all necessities provided,
but begins to bark.
His neighbor and friend-
the neighbor dog-
answers back with gusto.
Their unseen but alerted friend-
the neighbor dog's neighbor-
joins the chorus.
The owner of neighbor dog steps out and begins to loudly rebuke neighbor dog,
perhaps to make a gesture of neighborliness on my behalf.
The neighborhood resounds with uproarious nonsense.
At first, I was tempted to kneel beside the fence that keeps the small dog
and lend him a soft word and the scent of my hand,
but now it seems best to pass without pause.
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