To love another

Your eyes, so bright,

Your lick, so dear,

Your heart, so loyal,

Yet these, I fear. 

A life so vibrant,

A bond so true!

How could I survive

the loss of you?

Your fur, so sleek,

Your gait, so spry,

Your years, so measured,

and more perfect than I. 

Your end, too soon,

My heart, so lost,

Your lesson: "Love another,

no matter the cost." 

Now a new one sleeps,

where once you lay,

and we're grateful to you,

for the gift of today. 

The courage to love,

again, despite odds,

is what inspires humans

to be as good as dogs 

(Jim Willis, 2002)

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I would like to thank Jim Willis for his kind permission to publish his writings on my blog.