Ted -Beloved Gift
We have walked so many roads together
Through sunny afternoons on dusty pathways with the breeze;
Traveled many miles through your fourteen years
To grassy fields of dogs shows where you became a champion;
Now the minutes and the miles - precious memories -
Playing Sandy in a production of Annie - never missed a cue;
To carry with me as I go my way
Your joy for life my forever companion;
You taught my heart the music of a love song
As you jumped up each day to greet me with a wet kiss;
Then sang each word to leave it in my heart
With a wagging tail in a celebration of perpetual motion;
When my road gets long, I will sing your song
Of chasing squirrels and toys - rolling over to scratch your back on the lawn;
Remembering my gift of God
Theodore Edgar Bear - your name means gift of God;
Now the time for us to part on an August day
Too soon to go our separate ways;
I pray that as you close your loving eyes
You hear your creator say to you;
Beloved - I cherish you - creation of my heart
Beloved - Precious one - Good and faithful friend.
For Hullabaloo the Masked Man - Champion Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier - Mr. Ted
Categories:
soft coated wheaten terrier, animal, dog, memory,
Form: Free verse