Him and His

Take no mind of the cane
his heavy body leans against,
nor his careful gait,
for though his body is no
longer what once it was, 
his love of nature compels
him now as ever it did
and with his robust little
companion who between
chasing cheeky squirrels
amongst the woodland
trees stopping to raise
its keen eyes now and
again in worship of the man
who never neglects its
well-being, he forges
through the leaf-strewn trails,
recalling other times, but
never so good as these,
the years have left
to him and his.