THE LONELY PUP
| He stood trembling there on the footpath Looking lost and all alone He wagged his tail at each passer by In the hope that he might find a home The night and the fog seemed to dwarf him He looked so incredibly small He softly whimpered his heartache But nobody noticed at all He studied each face so intently Searching for one that was kind But the strangers all passed by him And nobody paid him no mind I offered my hand to cheer him He was such a pitiful size I could feel his small body trembling And it brought the tears to my eyes A frightened pup in this great big world And nobody seemed to care And I knew that I was as cold as the rest When I left him standing there I only lived in a very small flat There was not enough room for a dog And I must have walked at least two blocks Before hurrying back in the fog And the instant the little dog saw me He opened his eyes so wide He dashed down the path to greet me And he stood trembling there at my side I picked him up and carried him home And he's brightened my life all these years When I think of the love that he's shown me My eyes still get misted with tears And he now has another owner For I married a wonderful wife It's a good thing that I'm not jealous 'Cause she claims he's the love of her life My wife is a wonderful woman And I know that we'll never part And I don't mind a bit coming second To the dog who is first in her heart We now live in a much larger home Where he rules the yard and the house And don't ever raise your voice to him Or you'll suffer the wrath of my spouse I named him Con, 'cause he conned his way Right into my empty life He's shared in all of my happiness And he's shared in my burdens and strife And when each evening we go for a walk My wife, and I, and Con I think of the years of joy we've shared And marvel how fast they have gone Together we share many memories But one memory will never grow old The night when a little pup found a home And the night when his owner found gold. K.D. Abbott © 2007K.D. Abbott © 2007 |
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