Kindred Spirits

It is a wholly unprejudiced
affectionate affair between
her and him, their devotion
to one another clear
in their obvious focus 
on the intimacy of concern
for the other. Tongues are
not wagging, though they
happen not to share a
common background,
ethnicity or culture; their
love merely crosses the
species barrier as the
young woman in full blush
of booming youth and
beauty walks happily beside
the large brindle hound,
his long ropey tail swinging
in contentment, her arms
quick to encircle her
companion in an expression
of unalloyed joy at having
discovered reciprocal trust,
admiration and affection
in an abundance of kindness.