Jimmy Stewart

[marysmerrycats]

I LOVE Jimmy Stewart movies, he was my favorite actor. I also like Henry Fonda, and Lucille Ball, Doris Day movies.

who are some of your favorite old time actors?

[tomkatzid]

Oh we loved Jimmy too. Have you read his book "Jimmy Stewart and His Poems" ? It is really good. One is called "Beau" about his dog that he still feels, after it went to the Bridge.

[tomkatzid]

Oh, here it is, I found it, first try.

"Beau"
by Jimmy Stewart
He never came to me when I would call
Unless I had a tennis ball,
Or he felt like it,
But mostly he didn't come at all.

When he was young
He never learned to heel
Or sit or stay,
He did things his way.

Discipline was not his bag
But when you were with him things sure didn't drag.
He'd dig up a rosebush just to spite me,
And when I'd grab him, he'd turn and bite me.

He bit lots of folks from day to day,
The delivery boy was his favorite prey.
The gas man wouldn't read our meter,
He said we owned a real man-eater.

He set the house on fire
But the story's long to tell.
Suffice it to say that he survived
And the house survived as well.

On the evening walks, and Gloria took him,
He was always first out the door.
The Old One and I brought up the rear
Because our bones were sore.

He would charge up the street with Mom hanging on,
What a beautiful pair they were!
And if it was still light and the tourists were out,
They created a bit of a stir.

But every once in a while, he would stop in his tracks
And with a frown on his face look around.
It was just to make sure that the Old One was there
And would follow him where he was bound.

We are early-to-bedders at our house--
I guess I'm the first to retire.
And as I'd leave the room he'd look at me
And get up from his place by the fire.

He knew where the tennis balls were upstairs,
And I'd give him one for a while.
He would push it under the bed with his nose
And I'd fish it out with a smile.

And before very long
He'd tire of the ball
And be asleep in his corner
In no time at all.

And there were nights when I'd feel him
Climb upon our bed
And lie between us,
And I'd pat his head.

And there were nights when I'd feel this stare
And I'd wake up and he'd be sitting there
And I reach out my hand and stroke his hair.
And sometimes I'd feel him sigh
and I think I know the reason why.

He would wake up at night
And he would have this fear
Of the dark, of life, of lots of things,
And he'd be glad to have me near.

And now he's dead.
And there are nights when I think I feel him
Climb upon our bed and lie between us,
And I pat his head.

And there are nights when I think
I feel that stare
And I reach out my hand to stroke his hair,
But he's not there.

Oh, how I wish that wasn't so,
I'll always love a dog named Beau.





This poem is from Jimmy Stewart and His Poems by Jimmy Stewart, published by Crown Publishers, Inc. in 1989.

[marysmerrycats]

wow! thanks for sharing the poem! I didn't know he wrote a book, I will have to buy it.

[lovemyshiba]

That's a great poem!!
Thanks for sharing

[moosmom]

Such a nice poem! Thanks for sharing it. My favorite actors are Paul Newman (he's STILL a hottie after all these years), Katherine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy and last, but certainly not least, Sean Connery!!

[tatsxxx11]

I have a lot favorites but Jimmy Stewart is my all time favorite! Not only a wonderful actor, so real and sincere, but a terrific human being filled with compassion and kindness! Fighter pilot, poet, devoted husband for over 50 yrs., animal lover.......and handsome! And HUMBLE!!! What's not to love!

[micki76]

Originally posted by tomkatzid
Oh, here it is, I found it, first try.

"Beau"
by Jimmy Stewart

I remember seeing him on The Tonight Show YEARS ago and he read this poem. I had always liked him, but when he read this poem about Beau and cried on TV while reading it, I fell in love with him.
What a wonderful man he must have been.

[tomkatzid]

I saw that show too, I cried with him. What a great man he was.