This afternoon I took the boys
Out for a walk
Where we encountered a lady with
The World’s Smallest Dog
And how we knew he was 
There
Is because of the size of the crowd
Of passerby that had gathered
To gaze upon this wonderful little being
So much aura in one animal that
He instantly made an impact
On anybody within his radius
So, of course, the boys made a new friend
And The World’s Smallest Dog 
Made two more today
And the conversation that began
When we walked away
And then, for the next several hours,
Was about how to take care of 
Something that small
What to feed it
Where do you keep it 
How do you protect it 
From Predators and Evil People
From others who may be bigger 
And not view them as equals
And eventually the talk turned from
Animals to
How to protect
People
And that’s why I now know that not only
Was that the Smallest Dog that I’ve ever seen
But that I am raising two young men
To find peace
In guarding the peace 
Of other beings
Both Great
And Small