They do, do, do, Max, & there you have it, there...
Doug
On 2013-08-07, at 1:25 AM, Max Richards <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Retrievers in the Parks
>
> 1. Westerfolds, Templestowe
>
> Wide acres of grassland sloping
> to the Yarra, kayakers
> and picnickers, weather permitting;
>
> senior eucalypts, kangaroos
> poised or loping,
> birds looping and swooping,
>
> signs warning of snakes
> in season; horses being
> ridden, dogs off-leash,
>
> shimmering of grasses
> under winds passing.
> Our golden dog ran on ahead
>
> drawn to an aromatic pile -
> gardeners call it 'horse manure' -
> rolled ecstatically in it,
>
> ignoring our call;
> shoulder and flank
> came up dark. The pong!
>
> Into the car! a tense
> aromatic drive straight
> to the dog parlour - phew! -
>
> for a thorough shampoo!
> Retrievers are
> as retrievers do.
>
Douglas Barbour
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