EASTER PARADE

Every sunrise but the Sabbath
the faithful stationed along the route
anticipate my arrival like a prophecy--
the coming of The Promised One
and house by house, by ones and twos,
the pre-leash law pinscher and pointer,
the beagle, boxer, and bassett… and
Judas the Jack Russell ‘doubting’ terrier
wagging their windshield-wiper tails,
watering telephone poles righteously
sniffing butts and helping lawns
to be fertile and prosper…
join me, casting aside their nets…
casting their lots instead with me,
their suburban Jesus du Jour,swaddled
in newspaper delivery-sack cloth…
missionaries of the word--
my dozen disciples delivering
the Good (Bangor Daily) News…
barking their happy Hosannahs!