Monday, February 1, 2016

Snow Cascades


As Snow cascades like candy
Fog settles across my brow
Covering the grave of a noble dog
Framed by a solstice bough.

Every day you walked me graciously
guarded us from zombie armies
You did your job with a sense of gravity.
And saw my son on his journeys

racing before our eyes
dogs age at a faster pace
I’m glad to have known such a gallant dog
you finished your time with grace

I wept at your side
Surrounded by hearts that love you
We buried you deep within the ground
pawfuls of his ashes above you

May you run in vaster fields
May you chase after your boy
You’ve surely earned your respite now
And in heaven both reside with joy.