Lady

I am posting this poem I wrote about my dog Lady (who has since gone to Heaven) since it is National Dog Day.  I got her when she was six months old and had she lived a few more months she would have been 18 years old. 


ah, there is such beauty in lady's soft sweet eyes 
i swear God take me if it isn't so 
i see in them a bit of heaven 
a fleeting glimpse of you 

but God if there's no heaven 
(although i doubt that this could be) 
then let me go where lady goes 
when her days on earth are through 

it's true i've loved her more than most 
of the people i have known 
but she's been more true than 
my truest friend and 
a comfort through the years 

i never dreamed a dog could be 
all that she's meant to me 
so, i pray dear God 
take everything from me 
but leave me my sweet lady 

her fur is still so soft to the touch 
though she's getting on in years 
she's aged so well no one can tell 
she's lived a dozen years 

ah, lady's given me such pleasure 
i can't imagine us apart 
so dear Lord the day that 
you must take her will be the day 
that my heart breaks
Copyright © | Year Posted 2013

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Beharry Avatar
September 16, 2013 at 9:18 PM
Hello Faith, This is one of the most touching poems I have read about the mutual love between a dog and its owner. I read somewhere that one year of a dog's life is equivalent to seven years of human life. That computes to 120 years for Lady. You are fortunate for having her company for so long. I believe she will be waiting for you on the other side. Keep Well!
Andresen Avatar
August 26, 2013 at 11:55 AM
- A loving dog is like a family member. - Very sad when they leave us. - A good poem written with love, Faith ! - oxox // Anne-Lise :)
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