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    Poem -- Rescue on Christmas

    Wanted to share this -- I don't know who wrote it, but it touches the heart strings.


    RESCUE ON CHRISTMAS

    Twas the night before Xmas when all thru the house,
    Not a creature was stirring not even a mouse.

    The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,
    In hopes that St. Nickolaus soon would be there.

    The children all nestled all snug in their beds,
    With No thought of the dog filling their heads.

    And mamma in her kerchief and I in my cap,
    Knew the dog was cold, but didn't care about that.

    When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
    I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter!

    Away to the window I flew like a flash,
    Figuring the dog broke his chain and got into the
    trash.

    The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow
    Gave the luster of mid-day to objects below.

    When what to my wondering eyes should appear-
    But Santa Clause with eyes full of tears

    He unchained the dog once so lively and quick,
    Last years Xmas present now painfully sick

    More rapid than eagles he called the dog's name
    And the dog ran right to him despite all his pain.

    Now Dasher, now Dancer, now Prancer and Vixen.
    On Comet on Cupid on Donner and Blitzen!

    To the top of the porch to the top of the wall-
    Let's find him a home where he'll be loved by all.

    I knew in an instant there'd be no gifts this year,
    For Santa had made one thing very clear

    The gift of a dog is not just for the season-
    We had gotten the dog for all the wrong reasons

    In our haste to think of the kids-what a gift!
    There was one important thing that we missed.

    A dog should be family, and cared for the same
    You don't give a Gift, then put it on a chain

    And I heard him explain as he rode out of sight
    YOU WEREN'T GIVEN A GIFT, YOU WERE GIVEN A LIFE!

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    People who buy pets on a whim will probably say "Ouch, that stings!" --
    I love the last line "You weren't given a gift, you were given a life"... so true!

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    Awesome poem! Thank you for posting that.




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    "Ladies, we need to stop comparing men to dogs. Dogs are loyal!" Wanda Sykes

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    OMG...that's a great poem. It brought tears to my eyes. I'm going to have to send that to everybody I know.

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