I woke up this morning and watched the sun rise.
I sat on the bed, rubbing sleep from my eyes.
Something’s different this morning, I thought as I sat.
Where is the dog?
Where is the cat?
They sleep in our bed, usually hogging our space.
At dawn, the cat purrs and the dog licks my face.
Our pets wake us up every morning, in fact.
So, where is the dog?
So, where is the cat?
I put on my slippers and looked high and low.
They were not in the bed, so where did they go?
I looked under the sofa. I looked under the mat.
Now, where is that dog?
Now, where is that cat?
I searched and found nothing but dog and cat toys.
What if I vacuumed and made some more noise?
They bark and they hiss when I get out the vac.
Would that bring the dog?
Would that bring the cat?
Our backyard has a pool. There is also a tree.
Did they go for a swim? Or a climb? Could it be?
I found nobody swimming or climbing, out back.
Oh, where is that dog?
Oh, where is that cat?
I looked everywhere and was about to give up.
No sign of that kitty. No sign of that pup.
Then, I heard a bark. A meow. What was that?
Do I hear the dog?
Do I hear the cat?
I tiptoed down the hall to the nursery. Peeked in.
And found baby smiling, his face a big grin.
As he stood in his crib, guess what he pointed at?
He found the dog!
He found the cat!
~The End~