Dogs

The soft paws, jagged claws, wet nose, razor-sharp canines, fur coat, the brown patch around the eye, the belly that bellows almost always, the ochre eyes. I miss each of them - I miss Oink, my dog.
It's been two long years that he's stayed away from me. Long enough to probably stop loving me. Long enough to probably forget me. Yet, when I met him today, he pounced and jumped and licked me all over. I must admit that I love the attention! I love all the adulation! And then comes my turn to pet him, to give him all the attention he needs, to pat his back, scratch his neck, to kiss his jaws and shake his hands a million times over! My turn at this never ends! For however long I stay with him, he owns me, owns my love!
Today is special because it's his birthday. I bought him a Merwan's mawa cake, which of course he shared with his siblings, quite unwillingly though. He probably knew there was something unusual about the day - the fact that I went to see him, to be with him and the cake might have definitely given it away.
I love him, still the same, well probably a little less. That could be because I miss him more. It's when I have those pensive patches that I wished he wagged his tail inciting me to inflict some violence on him (yes we did have some brawls, and tough ones at that!). Hmppphhhhhh.
Happy birthday Oinkieee

Wish List

How I wish the world thought the way I did. Things would be simpler, life much more meaningful.
I wish to climb the tallest peaks in the world to feel the thin air, to feel the coldness, to touch the snow, to feel the ache in the legs and feet below from the strenuous journey.
I wish to fly across oceans and dip into the waters whenever thirst beckons, drink the sweet water from the oceans and rush to the moon. The moon seems like a place that holds all the goodness, all the purity, all the good people. Maybe it's my fantasy, maybe it's true.
I also wish to buy all the sweets in the world and give them away to all the bitter people in an attempt to sweeten them. Don't know how it helps, don't whether it does at all.
I wish there were people who could walk on stilts all their lives, I would be one of them!
I wish I still had my pet - Oink. I would never have left home.
I wish all the stars could be counted.
I wish the sky was dark though the day and night.
I wish the elephants could run real fast.
I wish the world used pencils rather than pens.
I wish all the food in the world came for free.
I wish all the people I loved never got upset with me.
I wish I never cried.
I wish snakes were harmless.
I wish the nights were less scary.
I wish I could sleep on all nights.
I wish I kept travelling all through my life.
I wish I could just run away.
I wish I didn't have to answer anyone.
I wish I didn't have to miss anyone or anything.
How I wish.....