left alone for 3 hours
they run, leap, jump
in and out of
their new pool
wrestling,
thundering around our yard
and manage to crash into
and break
my Talavera pot,
scattering pottery pieces
and a beloved cactus

cacti are resilient-this one
snuggles into a new pot
with the old dirt,
out of the canine traffic pattern

pieces of Talavera,
sharp edges pushed into the soil,
decorate raised planting beds,
now above the fray