Meeting Adjourned

It was the first time,
And incidentally the last,
I ever held
A major business meeting
In my home.
I had an environmental
Engineering construction company,
And we were coordinating
Who would do what
On one of our projects.
It was a really big deal for me.
There were four of us,
Each a key player in the venture,
Gathered around a table
In the sunroom
When my Golden Retriever
Made his entrance.
He wagged his tail
And greeted each person there
With dogged enthusiasm.
I’m not sure
If it was age, breed, diet
Or just a comment
On what he thought
Of our discussion,
But just as he turned to leave,
He issued a loud
And smelly retort
That instantly
Broke the meeting apart.