dawn on the patio

the monster dogs
are nudging shadow pecans
from beneath the aqua cushions
where ghost squirrels have hidden them

animal divan dawn
outdoors together again

dawn is where i find
the silent concrete
kitsch mexican buddha statue
is dreaming

of xolotl
the monster dog of lightning
who guides the sun
through the underworld at night
with his spiral wind gem

dawn is where i find
the silent concrete
kitsch mexican buddha statue
is dreaming still

of a floating moth cocoon
the size of a small dog
whose skin is furred
with the short dappled hair
of a deer
and white spots which
open like eyelids

and emerald eyes
stare out
into the fog of the darkness
before the dawn