How to bury a bone –
lessons from Jazzie – wise-woman dog

First, with great fervor, you dig, dig, dig, dig.
When the hole is just right,
drop in your treasure,
surreptitiously,
as if you were merely sniffing around,
not actually dropping in anything of importance.

Then, with your snout, sweep back into the hole
all the earth you have dug out.
Walk away as if nothing important has happened.

When inspiration strikes,
hours, days, or even weeks later,
dig it back up –

savor the transformation.