White and Tan, curious and tiny with no leash,
I’m guessing the puppy was two weeks old, and under two
pounds.
It sat between three little girls;
The oldest appeared to be under three.
Her one sister might be two and the crawler under one.
The mom had just parked on the far side of Ocean Avenue.
Thrusting the compliant puppy into the smallest child’s arms,
Mom picked up the baby and started across the wide
And heavily trafficked avenue, with the other two kids
Holding hands and attempting to keep pace with mom.
I saw mom and baby, with clutched pup, reach the curb.
Within seconds all four plus one were safely on the sidewalk.
I should have seized the youngest child, and
The diminutive puppy and headed for I- don’t-know-where.
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