In the mornings we go to the woods
my two dogs and I and I
stay on the paths but they
plunge in and out of brush
and bramble picking up
on their curly coats all
manner of burr and briar
sticktight and sticker.
In the evenings my son
and I take turns plucking
all of the bits carefully off.
By bedtime they are picked clean
ready to start all over again next morning.
