mama mia

oh mama what it means to me
to see mia our dog so well and happy
in her new home after her operation.
she seems to be as good as new,
as young as when we first got her
six or seven years ago.  she lives
with a pack of other small dogs,
and she is the ring leader. maybe
she is twelve by now.  maybe
she was once a puppy mill mother,
trying to reproduce those eyes,
one brown, and one bright blue.
a credit to her dachshund breed,
black and brown and sleek and smooth
she even sleeps with cats today.
hard to believe she came from an auction.
what a grand odyssey.  now she lives in
handley, texas, now a part of greater
fort worth.  i see her once in a while
and contribute to her bills.  her
operation cost a thousand, but
it is worth every penny to
see her so well and happy again.