The dog unwinds
In the evening dust
A day full of aimless trotting
Sniffing beetles
Chasing crows
Nipping at invisible squirrels
Scratching
Kicking up dirt

The dog runs in circles
Tired and panting
At twilight it lies down
On the warm tar road
With twitching eyebrows
And an automatic tail
It howls inaudibly
To dispel the silence.