Golden Retriever Puppy Poem

Oh this dog I see, So small and blonde, Reminiscent of a boy long gone, So eager to please, And happy all the time, Cute and lovable, And then they start to grow, Cute puppy becomes big dog, Little boy becomes big man, Cute to cute, Cute to homely, Dust to dust, Ashes to ashes, This puppy dog grew up, Into a beautiful young dog, But the boy, hardly grew up at all, Did he? Only a shade of cuteness, Long gone and past by the boy, He is a man now he is grown, But in mind is he not still, That little boy who wished only, To please, and be loved unconditionally? Does he not deserve the love, That the little puppy dog gets, Even now he’s a big doggy lad?