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The best friend a man has in the world may turn against him
and become his enemy. His son or daughter that he has
reared with loving care may prove ungrateful.
Those who are nearest and dearest to us, those whom we
trust with our happiness and our good name may
become traitors to their faith. The money that a man has, he
may lose. It flies away from him, perhaps when he
needs it most. A man's reputation may be sacrificed
in a moment of ill-considered action. The
people who are prone to fall on their knees to do us honor
when success is with us, may be the first to
throw the stone of malice when failure settles its cloud upon
our heads.
The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this
selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the
one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous is his
dog. A man's dog stands by him in prosperity and in
poverty, in health and in sickness. He will sleep on the
cold ground, where the wintry winds blow and the
snow drives fiercely, if only he may be near his
master's side. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer.
He will lick the wounds and sores that come in
encounters with the roughness of the world. He
guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince.
When all other friends desert, he remains. When
riches take wings, and reputation falls to pieces,
he is as constant in his love as the sun in its
journey through the heavens.
If fortune drives the master forth, an outcast in the world,
friendless and homeless, the faithful dog asks no
higher privilege than that of accompanying him, to
guard him against danger, to fight against his enemies.
And when the last scene of all comes, and death takes
his master in its embrace and his body is laid away in
the cold ground, no matter if all other friends pursue
their way, there by the graveside will the noble
dog be found, his head between his paws, his
eyes sad, but open in alert watchfulness, faithful and
true even in death.
George Graham Vest - c. 1855
One Year Gone Bye.
Though it’s only been a year…..
….it seems like a lifetime since I lost you.
There’s still no peace in my life over what I had to do.
There’s still no one to replace you in my heart.
No jingling tags, wagging tail or cold nose to greet me at night.
No happiness in my life.
I still regret what I had to do, though everyone tells me “it was the right thing.”
I wish there was someway I could be sure it was.
I thought about trying again, but no one could ever replace you.
Replace what we went through together and survived.
I’ve needed you to be here so much lately.
You always had a way to make dad feel better.
Now, there is no one…….
I wish God would assure me that you’re ok.
And let me know I’m a good enough person to get to see you.
The time draws nearer every day, maybe closer.
I try to think of all the happy times we spent together.
But without you, nothing seems to ever change the grief.
The emptiness I feel every day alone.
It seems that everyone I love, leaves me or dies.
Tears still flow like rain as they did that cold day last year.
They say life goes……but life ended for me that day.
You’re still my best friend, my unconditional companion.
And if God could grant me one wish it would to be with you now.
I miss you so much my little Pooh Bear…and always will.
copyright by Jay. January 10, 2008.
Yet another year has passed since I had to let you go
So many more things have come and gone in that time as well
I can't count the number of times I've needed you here
How often looked for the soothing warmth of your presence
The glow of your eyes, the jingle of your tags, a lick on the face to wipe
away my tears.
This year has once again been filled with more than one man should endure
Things a person should never have to go through alone, yet here I sit The
memories of you and our life together still stand alone on the table
beside me.
They're one of the few things that keeps me going through this
Hopefully Grandma and Danny dog have caught up with you
I pray you are all well and happy together.....the only thing missing now
is me.
Oh how I miss you all and wish I could be there with you
I've felt it so close at times, only to be denied my wish
If only you could come to me in a vision and let me know
you're all together and alright
Talk to me little baby dog.....dad needs you now more than ever.
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