Little Friends

Little Friends They come to us at any age They come to us in any size They come to us in any and all colors They come to us and take a place in our hearts We watch them grow from annoyance to annoyance From babies needing to be trained and house broken To adolescents needing all their play time And finally to adulthood and true members of the family They cheer us when no other can For they know when we need that the most They quietly join us to curl up on our lap Or lay at our feet and rest a shaggy head on across them They know us better than we know ourselves, at times Always ready to be scratched or patted Always ready to yip or purr approval Always ready to give their unconditional love Time spins by as they grow with us As they grow more and more into us Time slips from then to now As the bonds pull us closer and closer And too soon the day arrives when we must say farewell They leave us behind as they move on And we must admit our love for them And we will continue loving them for a long time © 2013 B. E. Parks senti poem All Rights Reserved