For the OLD ONES

**Sudilar** · 01-22-2003, 01:21 PM

ONE BY ONE ...
> >
> > One by One, they pass by my cage,
> > Too old, too worn, too broken, no way.
> > Way past his time, he can't run and play.
> > Then they shake their heads slowly and go on their way.
> >
> > A little old man, arthritic and sore,
> > It seems I am not wanted anymore.
> > I once had a home, I once had a bed,
> > A place that was warm, and where I was fed.
> >
> > Now my muzzle is grey, and my eyes slowly fail.
> > Who wants a dog so old and so frail?
> > My family decided I didn't belong,
> > I got in their way, my attitude was wrong.
> >
> > Whatever excuse they made in their head,
> > Can't justify how they left me for dead.
> > Now I sit in this cage, where day after day,
> > The younger dogs get adopted away.
> >
> > When I had almost come to the end of my rope,
> > You saw my face, and I finally had hope.
> > You saw thru the grey, and the legs bent with age,
> > And felt I still had life beyond this cage.
> >
> > You took me home, gave me food and a bed,
> > And shared your own pillow with my poor tired head.
> > We snuggle and play, and you talk to me low,
> > You love me so dearly, you want me to know.
> >
> > I may have lived most of my life with another,
> > But you outshine them with a love so much stronger.
> > And I promise to return all the love I can give,
> > To you, my dear person, as long as I live.
> >
> > I may be with you for a week, or for years,
> > We will share many smiles, you will no doubt shed tears.
> > And when the time comes that God deems I must leave,
> > I know you will cry and your heart, it will grieve.
> >
> > And when I arrive at the Bridge, all brand new,
> > My thoughts and my heart will still be with you.
> > And I will brag to all who will hear,
> > Of the person who made my last days so dear.
> >
> > Author Unknown
> > to all those who rescue .....