Eyes so blue and face of white, <br /> Brave protector in dark of night. <br /> Companion, playmate, guard and mother, <br /> Could speak to her master like none other. <br /> With greeting howls at each door, <br /> Now heard in memory evermore. <br /> Here sleeps Vodka safe and warm, <br /> Undisturbed by snowy storm. <br /> The ice has melted from her toes, <br /> Her white face dry of winter snows. <br /> In slumber now she dreams of fields, <br /> And snowy hills to her swift legs yield. <br /> Beneath the firs on forest floor, <br /> Her shadow dances for evermore.<br /><br />Beate E. Verterano<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/ode-to-our-beloved-husky-quot-vodka-quot/
