Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ AmaZiNg GrAcE…Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ

You are with me every day
By my side you always stay
Except for when we’re out on a walk
When you spot a rabbit to stalk!!

You’re devoted and loyal in every way
You love your hugs and you love to play
When its time for bed you sleep
Without a care in the world, not a peep

I call your name and to me you run
Games of tug of war are such fun
With you I am happy you fill me with joy
I love watching you play with a new toy

You play so content
Every time that is spent
With you is a bundle of fun
Your coat glistening in the sun

You always know when I’m sad
You run over to me and I’m glad
You are my best mate my sweetheart
You leave paw prints on my heart…

Treat me kindly, my beloved friend, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for kindness than the loving heart of mine.

Do not break my spirit with a stick, for though I lick your hand between blows, your patience and understanding will more quickly teach me the things you would have me learn.

Speak to me often, for your voice is the world’s sweetest music, as you must know by the fierce wagging of my tail when your footsteps fall upon my waiting ear.

Please take me inside when it is cold and wet, for I ask no greater glory than the privilege of sitting at your feet beside the hearth.

Keep my pan filled with water, for I cannot tell you when I suffer thirst.

Feed me clean food that I may stay well, to romp and play and do your bidding, to walk by your side and stand ready, willing, and able to protect you with my life, should your life be in danger.

And my friend, when I am very old and no longer able to enjoy good health, hearing and sight, do not make heroic efforts to keep me going. I shall leave this Earth knowing with the last breath I draw, that my fate was always safest in your hands… I will always be your BEST FRIEND.

1. My life is likely to last ten to fifteen years. Any separation from you will he painful for me. Remember that before you buy me.
2. Give me time to understand what you want of me.
3. Place your trust in me-it’s crucial to my well-being.
4. Don’t be angry at me for long and don’t lock me up as punishment. You have your work, your entertainment and your friends. I have only you.
5. Talk to me sometimes. Even if I don’t understand your words, I understand your voice when its speaking to me.
6. Be aware that however you treat me, I’ll never forget it.
7. Remember before you hit me that I have teeth that could easily crush the bones of your hand but that I choose not to bite you.
8. Before you scold me for being uncooperative, obstinate or lazy, ask your self if something might be bothering me.
Perhaps I’m not getting the right food, or I’ve been out in the sun too long, or my heart is getting old and weak.
9. Take care of me when I get old; you, too, will grow old.
10. Go with me on difficult journeys. Never say, “I can’t bear to watch it, or, “Let it happen in my absence.”

Everything is easier for me if you are there.

Remember, I love you.

In my hand
I bear a rose
Soft and black
Single yet whole

In a field
Of flowers I stand
Beneath skies
Of vivid blue;

Sweet air
I breathe,
I breathe again;
Embraced I am

By waves
Of color
By waves
Of light;

My eyes behold
In all its beauty
A lone blossom
‘cross the field

A splash
Of gold
Amid endless
Seas of red

Within my mind
Is born a thought
Made fertile
By desire

Forsake
But which?
Partake
Of which?

This rose
I bear?
Or that
Which tempts?

I fear that
Should I
Forsake this rose
So rare, so fine

For another
I’d find Its petals
Frayed, stained,
Withered and dry…