Jeanne Mcgee Poet Free verse

Oh, Gentle Dog

Oh! Gentle dog
I want to know you
Who has left you on the street?
to starve, your bones jutting through skin

Look at you
Your beautiful eyes
Does my soft voice say devotion to you?
Did you once know comfort before you were thrown away?

Please, come to me, trust
my hand.  Hear my heart breaking
Let me be your new beginning.  Your safety
Your land of compassion.   My promise of love found

Take a chance on this night
And I will whisper in your ears, softly
Of food and care.  Happy days of playful delight
Amid your uncertainty, lean against my breast of new beginnings


June 18, 2019
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sponsor:  Richard Lamoureux

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Heidi Sands June 22, 2019 at 6:43 PM This dog is blessed to be helped and saved. Very nice poem. I hope all goes well. I love animals and my pets mean the world to me :)

Caren Krutsinger June 21, 2019 at 7:27 AM Take it from one who has lured a sad, scared, starving dog four blocks home to her by throwing pieces of hotdogs from three packages, that you are a kindred spirit to me. I have rescued 18 dogs. Jeanne Mcgee June 22, 2019 at 6:07 AM Oh, Caren, 18 dogs...you are my hero. I'm still not sure this one will make it. But after 5 days she is looking so much better.