pittering
(too busy to patter)
skurrying &
slinking.
daintily
magically
fearfully,…
trickstery.
stopping
in order to
sniff
my heart’s intent,
he turns to go-
and turns again
to
sniff some
more.
Keeper of secrets
and mysteries,
and this boy’s imagined
histories.
Guardian
of misty nights,
and impromptu
smiles.
Mr. Foxy Fox,
welcome home,
to the castles,
and pyramids
of my mind.