The Urban Woods

The snow-muffled ambiance of
the urban woods suddenly sprung
whoops and laughter disrupting the
earlier silence that distinguished the
atmosphere, muted by its newfallen
comforter. Two middle-aged women
who doubtless informed their children
arrived home from school not to neglect
their homework and mom was taking
the family dog out for a walk, were
carefully zig-zagging for booted
purchase downhill on the snow that 
they had determined though fluffy
was also slippery and it wasn't quite
the loss of dignity they were guarding 
against in this venue where none others
were present to observe a sliding fall
but possible physical harm that balance
and bones at their age would be quite
susceptible to. Despite that concern
they were fully engaged in imagining
themselves carefree children again
their accompanying canine without
doubt puzzled at such unhuman-like
antics generally reserved for those of
its breed. Confronted suddenly by the
sight of an elderly woman walking two
little dogs, confusion set in as the two
nonplussed women passed a pleasantry
then watched as the silver-haired one
trudged nonchalantly uphill, footsure
and energetic, her puppies in tow.