Friday, May 20, 2011

downtown in 55

Portland's living room glows with promise and sunshine this morning -if you ignore shadows in the corners. Struck by the devotion of the ones that watch over their sick, sad masters, the lucky one with full belly and warm bed knows it. Five dogs eat well today to spend another night watching over their precious charges.

---although non-fiction, my hope is to some day see stories such as this as just that - stories. The homeless population, and their fiercely devoted canine protectors, deserve to find a place in our world that's safe.

2 comments:

Brian Miller said...

great 55...with heart as well...spent quite a bit of time among the homeless when i lived in MD...

Monkey Man said...

Your empathy goes deep. A great 55 from a great writer.