Sitting with an Aging Pet

For Spec

You still chase bunnies in your sleep Tracking, barking, leaping Master of the back yard

You still jump in the air when it’s time to eat Letting me know that you know When supper time is here

But then I see you dodge a shadow Unable to see clearly with cloudy eyes And I have to touch you when I enter the room To let you know I am here

I know that someday Your windmill-tail will stop spinning Your courageous, loyal heart will cease to beat

I sit with you in love and sadness and gratitude

I hope that I have blessed you with Just a fraction of the blessing you have bestowed upon me And I am grateful for your sweetness, your faithfulness

You still chase bunnies in your sleep