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A Dog’s Life (a poem about a fit dog on Fit as a Fiddle Friday)

A Dog's Life

At some point
at some point in time
the road comes to an end
and we must say goodbye
to a faithful friend
 
Fair well little one
for your job here is done
You’ve caught your last ball
the yellow tennis can shut tight
for the final time
 
You’ve run your last sprint
You’ve jumped your final jump
On this earth
you always did
your job well
 
Extraordinarily swell
 
Oh Bailey
How high those jumps
So powerful those jaws
As they held that yellow ball
In a way that always said
 
I got you guys
I got your back
I’m here for you
Your companion
Your best friend
Your little Christmas morning pup
Through thick and thin!
 
But now
I’ve gotten old and frail
and the heart has failed
Yet it is large, very large
never small
A heart that says
I gave you my all
 
So, remember me always
Always in YOUR hearts
I’m at peace now
 Crossed over
to the other side
The rivers wide
The grass flies around me
While I zig and zag
 
Looking down on you always
 
My tail wags
I play with my ball again
I jump
I catch it
and I smile down on you
forever!
 
God bless Bailey!
 
Art by: Cindy Fuller

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