The last days <br />Of an old dog <br />Forgotten rays <br />Of last hope <br /> <br />She was the first <br />I trained from the start <br />A dog- just a dog <br />Some of you may say at first <br />But she was with me every part <br />She never betrayed behind fog <br /> <br />The last days <br />Nothing to do <br />Lost rays <br />Of a sun to you <br /> <br />I’ll never forget <br />The last eleven years <br />You may call me mad <br />Because I shed <br />So many tears <br />For an old pet <br /> <br />She was loyal <br />Every time <br />She was true <br />Never wrong <br />People have lied <br />my dog did not <br /> <br />The last days <br />The last corridor to go <br />The green mile <br />The green on a grave <br /> <br />She always fought <br />Whatever we thought <br />But her latest fight <br />Can’t be won with pride <br />It’s the end of her life <br />Memories will ever survive <br />I will miss her <br />Tears not to share <br /> <br />The last days <br />The last rays <br />Of honest, loyal eyes <br />Of one, who never lies<br /><br />Michael Saurer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/last-days-of-an-old-dog/
