Chance Meeting

The great head of the young
Bull Mastiff looms over the
quivering toy poodle puppy, 
the former curious, the latter
in a state of blissful ecstasy
that such a monumental figure
whose head alone is larger
than the mite of a presence
the poodle presents poses as a
counter-measure to the
dominating size of humans
who presume to portray
themselves as the masters
of all they command. From
the perspective of the toy dog
the massive size and silent
assurance of the mastiff
signals a view validating
the tyke's pride of species.