curious

as a young boy growing up in mississippi i was curious about everything

my dogs always amazed me with how they interacted with one another

i had a black-n-tan hound named sam,

two border collies named jake and delia,

a german shepherd named lady,

and a full grown collie named Lad

they went with me everywhere on our 60 acres of hills, trees, streams, and a lake

the horses would follow us when we walked through the pasture

even a few cows would tag along

we must have looked funny to the passers by on the old black top road that ran along our fence line

a young boy leading his animal parade

sometimes my mother would have to come find me just after dark

i wouldn't hear her call when i was lying on my back with my head on lad for a pillow

these dogs protected me as i daydreamed and explored the piney woods and rolling hills

sometimes i would lie in the woods and look up at the tops of trees

or in a field where the dogs and i would watch the sky turn from blue to black,

waiting for the first star to appear

I am still curious about things, 

but not as much as i should be.

 

wkm