*

*

are better

than daydreams

Even though

dog dreams

are limited in scope:

a ballsy rabbit

someone else’s pee

or poop,

a panoply of scents

*

Daydreams tend toward

unfulfillment, a lack of

or deep need

Sometimes awash in

memories, sometimes

rehearsing the future

reimagining the past

They float the dreamer

away from now

*

Dog dreams

anchor to the present

a sprightly chase

after quarry that is

possible to catch