I Wait

You come and go, as you please. I sit. I wait. The same passersby count down the minutes until you walk through the door. The mean woman runs slowly past our yard. "Smile!" I bark. She ignores my call. The man and his two small humans slowly pass by me. "Hello!" I bark. In high pitched tones, they call back to me. Birds swoop into our trees. Bunnies nibble on our grass. A sip of water. A little snooze. You're home at last!