Canis Major

The dog that barks at strangers

saunters by

to find his friends at the Coco de Mer

where an honest cat withdraws her claws

served with wholesome food

and vintage drink.

A remedy is found untried

in the deep spaced silence of the night

where the breeze that spins

the weather vane

ignores the light

of the lustral window in the starry night

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gw2011

Note re my image:

I'm sure this is a friendly dog - I mean him no offence. He was guarding his master's bicycle which is not shown in the picture. According to Roman myth Canis Major was supposed to guard Europae but he failed and Europae was stolen by Jupiter. The bike, as far as I know, was not stolen.