
dogs are an amazing breed of animal
loyal to the core of man and women on their path
they are there for you when you're down and out
and all around when you feel complete joy about
they share the world with you along the way
their wildness helps them make mistakes
and at a closer look this is how we relate
so when they die it's a time to look back up close
look at the companionship they quietly gave us
this is that time to give thanks to them all
thanks for the memories combined in this final call
to Dizzle who lived so happily he had to go too soon
perhaps he dreamed of a mountainous escape
where other dreaming dogs met him for a swim
they pulled him through the dream into the void
and maybe now his happiness has surpassed this life
to Bear who lived with wild protecting companionship
she followed the endless tennis ball game to the end
rolling around rotty dread songs in dog shaman smoke
she stilled the tiptoeing mailman for a last laughing jolt
until the time eventually came to give up the dog ghost
to Natasha that had those big eyes of a boxers sigh
jumping in joy and exclaiming the echoing bark in the canyon
joining the deer for a midnight run for the fun of it all
exploring new levels of wilderness with sharp cutting speed
to Bullwinkle the mother of many other boxer beauties
she spent tons of time in the wasatch mountain views
from the maple ridge to the timpanogos reach of the blue
she calmed the madness of every day life like no other
and her burial is a symbolic reminder of that rose color
to Boris and his endless jumping and playing of games
his energy was at the highest of the highest mountain reach
he sped along with Natasha into a pool of mystic mountain water
for a swim chasing ducks with frisbee falling shapes and such
to Bud who possibly dreamed of driving his own red truck
going for a swim in the summer river canyon pools
growing larger and larger as the years layered through
bold golden lab days where good to this old veteran
to Sitka the crazed wild wolf mix of confusion in life
she lived best in the mountains as her tail would explain
smelling the call of the wild from the yellowstone range
I miss all of these members of campfire communes in rock canyon park
a sadness grips the heart when dog spirit heroes die and depart
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