A Moment Shared

I finally allow myself to listen to music now. It takes away the need for concentration; you just automatically lose yourself in the song.

This morning, as I reached the crest of the hill, I approached the back of a brown dog. It jumped; I started. But I couldn't stop the rhythm and so on I went, beat unbroken. To my consternation I heard a pattering of paws behind me. I cast an annoyed backwards glance. The dog was following me.

Then it leveled with me, and gave me a look. I returned a half-smile.

And so we ran together just like that. Side by side, with the wind in our hair, man and animal.