The Rescue

Throughout the animal kingdom, There are commonalities, don’t you think? One of the strongest among them Is an inborn maternal instinct. She wouldn’t leave her litter To go outside and save herself; Instead she stayed beside them And barked and howled for help. He rushed into the burning building, Not sure of what he’d find; The smoke and fire very thick, Making him practically blind. He followed a path to the sounds Of the barking, howls and yelps; Being a dog owner himself, He knew he had to help. He found them in the laundry room; A mother dog and her six pups. He used an empty laundry basket To pick the newborns up. She stayed close to his side As he led them out of harms way; He checked out each of her little pups To make sure they were okay. Sometimes we wonder if animals feel The same emotions that we do; The lick she planted on his face Sure felt like gratitude. Throughout the years this fireman Had rescued many souls, But the rescue of this dog and pups Is the one he most often told. NOTE: In verse 5, instead of "mother dog" I wanted to use the accepted term for a mother dog - "b_tch", but PS would not accept that word - damn, I mean darn!