Devotion

Inside the house,

a cat pretending to scratch all day.

Outside,

a pack of dogs fake-barking 

till we move out of sight.

Behind the house,

a congregation of birds

chirping violently.

How sublime and miraculous 

is it to realise:

these strays sneaking a look -

assuring themselves,

perhaps to God as well,

that the humans are well-fed.