A look, a pant, a gentle nudge,
Awake, excited to start the day.
It takes no more than a subtle budge,
To coax them on to run and play.
~
From birth to passing their childlike heart,
Endears them to the soul of man.
Its been this way from the very start,
Proud and loving at our side they stand.
~
Loyal ‘til their final day,
They’ll leave us not until our end.
Ne’re a doubt at our feet they’ll stay,
A heartfelt thanks to man’s best friend.
~
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Dom DiFrancesco 
Great poem. I will admit that I didn’t pick up on the dog thing until the end.
Thank you and I’m glad that it waited to reveal itself until the end. That was what I was hoping for.
Beautiful and lovely
Thank you Patty. :)
this is absolutely beautiful. yes, they are loyal. I will never forget the day I found my freind, and she was lying by his side – till his end. this is beautiful – i must print it:) i love it. xx
Thank you, as you know they become part of our families…our children, what great companions they are.
Was playing hide and seek with my boxer and then read this. Made me smile
I’m glad, I have 5 dogs and each one with their different personalities make me smile daily. Keep enjoying your boxer, they are great dogs.
Kept me hanging till the last line…and then well, I read the poem from start to end again! Lovely piece! :-)
Thank you Saunved, I glad that it kept you hanging. I find that hard to do at times so I am happy that it worked with this piece. Be well my friend.
I particularly enjoyed it!
Thank you! :D
A pleasure as always my friend. :)