A Tribute To My Dog Comments
Here lies my dog, motionless in his kennel
unable to wag his tail as he always did.
Yesterday when I saw him, curling helpless on his mat
he still wagged his tail and from him arose
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hey, valsa! i was looking for another poem when the title of this one caught my attention. these lines make vivid the picture of your dog and his suffering from him arose a faint tremolo of love punctuated by gutturals of pain though i prefer dogs, we've nearly always had cats in our homes- my wife's preference. (i grew up in apartments in new york city where the only pets allowed were birds in cages.) i confess i often find cats annoying. but whenever they've been sick or hurting i couldn't prevent my heart going out to them. at which point i'd be nurturing to them until they became, again, healthy and annoying. btw, the yard in the picture is lush and inviting. glen
I never used to like dogs, but loved cats. But as soon as we started keeping them, I began liking them. ‘Tippu’ was such a sweet dog, very intelligent and so affectionate that soon he was like a member of the family. At age six, suddenly he fell ill and died, plunging all of us into deep gloom. Still his memory is so fresh in us! Thank you Glen for the sweet comment! Yes, I have a small beautiful garden and we have a compound full of greenery!
That is the agony all pet owners face when they depart sad memories embrace thanks Valsa
I have read this poem many a time and was overwhelmed by the emotional bond that you, as a keeper, had with your dog. This biography of a dog, who loved and was loved as a member of the household, pales the biographies of Kings and Emperors, Knights and Noblemen for they were written for the sake of material gains rather than for the sake of love begotten. Thanks a lot for a superb poem along with the image, Valsa ji.
What a beautiful description of a love for a pet. Another piece of beauty from Valsa who has complete control on writing on such beutiful poems on touching topics...............10
This is simply phenomenal, feelings so poignant and expressed so deeply and meticulously........Valsa....... I have no words left to express.........can't we see his paws in heaven? a great tribute to a faithful soul
A superb poem, I must say! It evoked a lot of my feelings reading it, for I could relate that to my dog (a collie) Penny's passing. A beautiful tribute to a faithful friend!
the poem lives up to the title indeed. i hope you are reunited on the far green meadows of bliss someday. thanks for sharing. bri :)
your grand-children shall read this - and marvel - how, once, so long, long ago their parent's parent - that old, quiet, smiling woman in the chair, had, filled with vitality and zest, created such beauty, such love... and they shall weep too, with us.
A touching tribute. Very sad. Im am sorry for your deep loss here.
I just chanced to go through this spirited poem of yours and was in tears.I can identify myself with you in your grief as I have also undergone a similar situation when our pet Puppy-that was his name-left us.Thanks for the poignant poem.
Loved the love of your doggies life what wonderful love they emit to us sadly their life is short....my 11 yr old poodle is blind but he sees with his nose, thanks for the tribute...regards
this brought tears to my eyes. greetings from one dog lover to another.
A great many of us have been there-thanks for putting it into silver words.
A heartbreaking wonderful poem, I have tears in my eyes reading it, the love your dog gave and received was just lovely.
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7/28/2025 7:45:39 AM # 1.0.0
A wonderful poem for a wonderful pet whose life you will never ever forget.......written with love Valsa
Thank you Tom. Glad you read it!