Poem: On a Good Day

Or a dog-day, or a good dog-day, or . . .

On a Good Day The difference between being a dog and a human,     is that you can go to the kitchen     for a piece of chocolate     and a cup of coffee, if need be,     without waiting for your dish to be filled at least on a good day This being a man has its advantages, I say Damned few perhaps, but there you are,     the choices are wider horizontally,     the misadventures drawn more boldly,     if not more seriously at least on a good day And if we are not our own best friend, then who’s? At least it should be said our tails are wagged     over human values, or what serves     for human values Scratched behind our ear, not made to beg at least on a good day

This poem is included in Jim Freeman's poetry collection THE SMELL OF TWEED AND TOBACCO available here in print or as an e-Book in your favorite formats.