urban dog
08-24-2007, 04:46 PM
ADOPT ME PLEASE
Can you see I’m thrilled and happy that you came?
My tail is wagging. See? I’m very tame!
And friendly, playful, loyal, brave;
A home is all I truly crave,
So please adopt and then give me a name.
I’ll protect you from all dangers that appear,
Such as squirrels, dogs, or muggers that come near.
But if they’re friendly my big tail
Will wag a friendly greeting. They’ll
See my body language loud and clear!
At dawn I’ll wake you up with big, wet licks;
You’ll throw big sticks, I’ll fetch them just for kicks;
We’ll both have fun, we’ll get some sun,
Through fields and woods I’ll romp and run,
And then with tweezers you can pick off ticks.
After breakfast and a nap I’ll chase some deer;
Perhaps a fox or hare. But do not fear!
For I’ll always come when you will call.
(I’ll know my new name, after all.)
My ears, your voice from anywhere, will hear.
I’ll then chase all the kitties all around;
And when I tire I’ll be homeward bound.
I’ll come inside, take one more nap.
A noise might make me bark and yap,
And then, I bet, you’ll take me to the pound—
Which is where I am right now, as you can see;
For Heaven’s sake, for me have empathy!
For I really do not like this place!
Can you not see my anxious face?
My life is not the way it used to be …
I had a master once. His name was Joe.
(His house from here is just a pebble’s throw.)
He got me when I was a pup,
He played with me and picked me up,
But how to train me, Joe just didn’t know.
He’d holler, bellow, clamor, yell, and roar.
I never could determine just what for.
Round my neck he kept a chain;
It sometimes choked me, gave me pain,
And then he started hitting more and more.
When I’d hear my master opening the door,
I’d tremble, shake, roll over on the floor.
He’d shout and then my nose he’d smack
Or kick me in the ribs or back—
It hurt my faithful heart right to the core!
I ran away one time, but I returned.
Why he punished me I never really learned.
All I know is I was scared,
And yet my teeth I never bared;
But in sleep I growled and yelped and tossed and turned.
He brought me to this place one cloudy day;
Then he left. I watched him go away.
In this very cage they put me then;
I can’t recall exactly when,
But I will say that day was truly gray.
The day my master did his pup forgo
Feels like many melancholy moons ago.
Don’t walk away. Please don’t say, “Nope!”
With you, there’s still a ray of hope.
With you, perhaps, I soon will get to go.
From There’s a Dog in the Heavens! (A Universe of Canine Verse)
by Martin Elster, Hats Off Books, ISBN: 1-58736-153-1
http://www.amazon.com/Theres-Dog-Heavens-Martin-Elster/dp/1587361531/ref=sr_1_1/002-8004599-8986429?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188407244&sr=1-1
http://www.ecampus.com/book/1587361531
http://www.wheatmark.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BS&Product_Code=1587361531
Copyright © 2003, 2005 by Martin Elster.
All Rights Reserved.
Can you see I’m thrilled and happy that you came?
My tail is wagging. See? I’m very tame!
And friendly, playful, loyal, brave;
A home is all I truly crave,
So please adopt and then give me a name.
I’ll protect you from all dangers that appear,
Such as squirrels, dogs, or muggers that come near.
But if they’re friendly my big tail
Will wag a friendly greeting. They’ll
See my body language loud and clear!
At dawn I’ll wake you up with big, wet licks;
You’ll throw big sticks, I’ll fetch them just for kicks;
We’ll both have fun, we’ll get some sun,
Through fields and woods I’ll romp and run,
And then with tweezers you can pick off ticks.
After breakfast and a nap I’ll chase some deer;
Perhaps a fox or hare. But do not fear!
For I’ll always come when you will call.
(I’ll know my new name, after all.)
My ears, your voice from anywhere, will hear.
I’ll then chase all the kitties all around;
And when I tire I’ll be homeward bound.
I’ll come inside, take one more nap.
A noise might make me bark and yap,
And then, I bet, you’ll take me to the pound—
Which is where I am right now, as you can see;
For Heaven’s sake, for me have empathy!
For I really do not like this place!
Can you not see my anxious face?
My life is not the way it used to be …
I had a master once. His name was Joe.
(His house from here is just a pebble’s throw.)
He got me when I was a pup,
He played with me and picked me up,
But how to train me, Joe just didn’t know.
He’d holler, bellow, clamor, yell, and roar.
I never could determine just what for.
Round my neck he kept a chain;
It sometimes choked me, gave me pain,
And then he started hitting more and more.
When I’d hear my master opening the door,
I’d tremble, shake, roll over on the floor.
He’d shout and then my nose he’d smack
Or kick me in the ribs or back—
It hurt my faithful heart right to the core!
I ran away one time, but I returned.
Why he punished me I never really learned.
All I know is I was scared,
And yet my teeth I never bared;
But in sleep I growled and yelped and tossed and turned.
He brought me to this place one cloudy day;
Then he left. I watched him go away.
In this very cage they put me then;
I can’t recall exactly when,
But I will say that day was truly gray.
The day my master did his pup forgo
Feels like many melancholy moons ago.
Don’t walk away. Please don’t say, “Nope!”
With you, there’s still a ray of hope.
With you, perhaps, I soon will get to go.
From There’s a Dog in the Heavens! (A Universe of Canine Verse)
by Martin Elster, Hats Off Books, ISBN: 1-58736-153-1
http://www.amazon.com/Theres-Dog-Heavens-Martin-Elster/dp/1587361531/ref=sr_1_1/002-8004599-8986429?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188407244&sr=1-1
http://www.ecampus.com/book/1587361531
http://www.wheatmark.com/merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BS&Product_Code=1587361531
Copyright © 2003, 2005 by Martin Elster.
All Rights Reserved.