Thank you so much for being back with us ... the - I'm not sure metaphor is the word - the metaphor you make of poems, or dogs' doo (ph). (Reading) "Morning Walk." The dog stops often to sniff ...

A.S. Dear A.S.: That poem is one of our most requested, and we are pleased to reprint it. A Dog's Plea by Beth Norman ... S.S. Dear S.S.: Thank you for your thoughtful and creative gift ideas.

You write a lot about a dog and a cat in your life ... SIMON: Michael Ondaatje - his new book of poems, "A Year Of Last Things." Thank you so much for being with us. ONDAATJE: Thank you.