Speckles and Friends

He awoke suddenly. Surely his

friends were not here already. It

was still dark but he could easily

see them as a flash of morning

topping the hills far away.

He burst through the shadows

of sheltering spruce at the edge of

a small valley.

Now he could feel the warmer

air on his rusty coloured baby body.

And the many splashes of all-over

white dots is why friends called him

“Speckles.”

There was Smelly waiting

patiently.

His white stripe on a black body

seemed to flow in the wind.

Everyone held their noses around

him.

Sky brought her beautiful

baby-blue colours from above.

Then a large dog joined everyone. His name was Drooley

and he now had a family.

A crow was the last to come.

His constant serenade of Caw-Caw

became a most precious name. The

seemingly harsh voice of this

creature shared joy and vitality

among all.

Now they were ready for today’s

hike in the forest:

Drooley jumped to his feet

Smelly wobbled quickly trying

to be first

Caw-Caw was anxious to begin.

Speckles said, “OK let’s get going.”

And they were off.