turkey dog

how happy
the dog is
with all this food
being cooked.
he can hardly
contain
his joy, his
tongue out
his tail wagging
as he circles
the kitchen
going from
table to table,
room to room,
impatient
as a child.
you open
the oven to show
him the turkey
as you
baste it
with its own
juices, this
makes him stand
on his hind
legs
and clap his paws
together.
he can hardly wait.