Without realising,
the grass overran the pavers
by the garden,
concealing the cracks.
A caterpillar traced a blade,
slowly dipping
towards the grain of the ground.
Equally unaware,
the insect fell victim
to the swoop
of a keen-beaked magpie.
A puppy, husky,
had an unconscious thought
while sunning herself.
Her sapphire eyes caught the movement,
that was all.
Back legs sprang into action.
As the bird cleared the yard
the puppy launched too late
and wobbled the fence.
A mouse delicately traversed
along the colourbond,
oblivious
except to the straight line it was running.
When the tin shook
it was startled.
As quick as the snap of time
it tumbled,
the wrong way.
Instincts already activated,
the puppy pounced
and her jaws closed
and the rodent,
it’s eyes closed
not understanding
a single moment
of it’s life.
I stepped outside
to the wagging tail
and the bright, proud eyes.
It could have been the best time of her life
but she wouldn’t ever remember.
Until later,
when it had already snuck away.