Sanding

My neighbour once had a puppy,
A not so cute but sweet buddy;
But she had no name when I came;
So I gave her a name Sanding;
Derived from my couple neighbour's name,
The sweet and kind Susan and Ding.

But new assignment called hubby;
Had to say bye to my buddy,
To another place, we should stay.
I wished I could bring her with me.
To ease the longing while faraway,
But her owner couldn’t let be.

After a couple of years, we returned;
Just to visit the place and this I learned,
A once little puppy, now a mommy,
Of three little brown puppies in a cage;
Lest she"ll chase folks that she's in rage;
Caged for a long time, she became scary;
That no one could came near
except her caretaker.

As I slowly walked down the cage 
In a rugged voice, I called her name, “Sanding? ” 
she stood up and looked at me intensely,
I looked at her and her puppies;
I repeated in a loud voice, " Sandingggggg!!! "
Her eyes brightened, waved her tail
and murmured like a lost child
that finally seen her mom.


Footnotes:
This was my own true story happened in 2006.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020


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Date: 10/18/2020 12:56:00 PM
I keep clicking on poems and can never find one of yours I have not seen so I just decided to reread this one, and tell you again how charming I find it!
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Date: 5/16/2020 1:11:00 AM
It is sad to see animals caged, but I have had my share of pets and females with young ones can become quite vicious. Hopefully a temporary situation while the puppies get older. Nice that she remembered you.
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Date: 5/12/2020 8:05:00 AM
This made me think that she was part of a puppy mill? I hope not. I’m glad that she had a happy moment when you called out her name.
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Date: 4/30/2020 11:17:00 AM
Great storytelling...You write very well
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Date: 4/27/2020 9:28:00 AM
Another wonderful story from, I can tell a sweet a warm person!
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Date: 4/27/2020 2:22:00 AM
Great story telling in poetry. Happy the grown up puppy/mama remembered your nickname and voice! Nicely done, JCB
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Date: 4/22/2020 2:37:00 PM
What a great poem. It's sad that you found her to be in a cage. What a beautiful experience it must have been to reunite with an old friend.
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Date: 4/21/2020 10:10:00 AM
That's an awesome story, JCB. Time passed, the puppy grew and became a mother, but she never forgot you and your friendship. ~ Regards // paul
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Date: 4/21/2020 1:26:00 AM
Ahhhhh so beautiful; she recognized one who had loved her ever so much; please tell my you ended up with one of those puppies!
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Date: 4/20/2020 4:25:00 PM
that story is so precious. How wonderful if it's a true tale from your life.
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Date: 4/20/2020 5:10:00 AM
Wow a lovely sweet man's best friend story. It's super how the doggie remembered the name. True? Kudos for this fine poem. Pls do read and comment my newest poem too.
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Date: 4/19/2020 10:57:00 PM
Dogs never forget the ones they love, no matter how long they've been separated. A well crafted poem, JCB. :)
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Date: 4/19/2020 12:13:00 PM
"Puppy Love!" ~ gw
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Date: 4/19/2020 5:17:00 AM
I love this. What a beautiful poem for a Mother to be reunited with an old friend.
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