The dog who loves you sees the glowing point behind all your movement. Sees the goodness in your purpose. While you worry about the rags and masks of worldly life, your dog sees only the embers of your heart. Moreover, your dog never forgets all the days of your sparking. Never.
I felt calm. It was my dog’s vision of my mountainside sunset heart. That’s what I was feeling.
The leaves were so clear. I was alive in my dog’s beautiful night.