I couldn’t resist those blue eyes
When I first saw you
Patiently awaiting a home
You were so rambunctious
Barely could be tamed
By dog training classes
You herded up the kids
In the neighborhood
Just like you would have
Sheep in your native land
You speak with words of wants
Asking for walks and affection
And you run like the river
Flowing in streams of full force
After a brief stay
With your surrogate father, my friend
Up in the mountains
You lived with the horses and wild dogs
You loved Daddy Den
And were just what he needed at the time
Then you were with him
Howling to the wind in desperation
Under a great oak tree
As he lay at your feet with no heart beat
Even sometimes now
All these years later
You cry in your sleep
With nightmares of those panicked hours
You have brought us
So much joy
With your hyperactive zest for life
Finding each morning walk
More exciting and exuberating
Than the last
You look up over my side of the bed
To greet me in the am
Respectful if I don’t move quite yet
And you walk away giving me space
Catching a ball, any
Is impossible to resist
It is such an enjoyable game
You’ll throw the ball to yourself
When necessary
You wait so patiently
Curled up near by
anticipating my unspoken prompt
To go upstairs to bed
And join me, never far behind
Any sound throughout the night
You are privy to
Prepared with a ferocious bark
Keeping all kinds of
Potential predators at bay
You never look in the mirror
So any dog seems much smaller than you
As you cantor on your walk
Socializing in your
Fearless, omnipotent style
You will never leave home
Or even consider it
Except to chase an occasional rabbit
You are here for the long haul
Blue, you are so strong
From all that mountain running
And pleas at the barbeque spot
Alert to table droppings from the younger kids
Or following me in the kitchen
Knowing the refrigerator and the clanging of pans
Will almost always guarantee a treat
You are gentle with children
In tune with your family’s well being
And your soul is devoted and true
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