Ol' Blue

Ol' Blue © FNF 4-12-2014 One never knows what fate will hold Within the coming days There's highs and lows, but none foretold Until it is too late My dear wife Sue and our son Drew Died in a crash one night Seemed suicide was my next move Until Ol' Blue arrived I bumped into a dog rescue While tying up loose ends I stepped inside and through the gloom His look said, "Where ya been?" I paid his fee and left the pound A steal at any price For I had found the wisest hound Was ever given life Ol' Blue was not so very old That first day that we met And yet he was a settled soul And easy to confess I took him home and fed him well But nothing to compare With how he calmed my tortured self When darkness entered there I shared my heart on many things And heeded his replies He didn't speak, there was no need The words were in his eyes Though fate was cruel, it, too, was kind I'm coping by degrees Thanks to a dog who almost died Before he rescued me