La preghiera del nostro cane
O Signore di tutte le creature, fa che
l’uomo, mio padrone, sia così fedele verso gli altri uomini
come io gli sono fedele.
Fa che custodisca onestamente i beni
che tu gli affidi, come onestamente io custodisco i suoi.
Dagli, o Signore, un sorriso facile e
spontaneo, come facile e spontaneo è il mio scodinzolare.
Fa che egli sia pronto alla gratitudine
come io sono pronto a lambire.
Concedigli una pazienza uguale alla mia
che attendo il suo ritorno senza lagnarmi.
Dagli il coraggio, la mia prontezza a
sacrificare per lui tutto, e ogni comodità fino alla vita stessa.
Conservagli la mia giovinezza di cuore
e la mia giocondità di pensiero.
O Signore di tutte le creature, come io
sono veramente cane fa che egli sia veramente uomo
e che non mi abbandoni mai.
Dog Poetry
Wm Henri Baker 1990
I await as the Gods allow me through the gateway.
I await as the Gods allow me back into the haven.
I await as the gods prepare to give me food.
I await no longer as I sink my teeth into the hand of god.
I await as I lie in the table in the hall of pain.
I await as the demons in white place the mask over my face
I await as the room darlens,the sound stops, and the scents cease
From Rainbow Bridge With Love
Wm Henri Baker 1990
With all your love you let me go
I know you are lonely but I also know
That love never dies and deep in your heart
Where dreams come true, we never will part.
So take our warm love - for it's good indeed
To find a sweet dog whose heart is in need
And pass on the love that you and I had
You'll have a dear friend to help when you're sad.
And someday we'll be together again!
How happy I'll be to see YOU my friend!
At the Bridge I'll be waiting - it's a place just above;
For God made dogs for people to love.
A Rescue Dog's Christmas Poem
Author Unknown
This the night before Christmas and all through the town,
every shelter is full - we are lost but not found,
Our numbers are hung on our kennels so bare,
we hope every minute that someone will care,
They'll come to adopt us and give us the call,
"Come here, Max and Sparkie - come fetch your new ball!!"
But now we sit here and think of the days...
we were treated so fondly - we had cute, baby ways,
Once we were little, then we grew and we grew -
now we're no longer young and we're no longer new.
So out the back door we were thrown like the trash,
they reacted so quickly - why were they so rash?
We "jump on the children", "don't come when they call",
we "bark when they leave us", "climb over the wall".
We should have been neutered, we should have been spayed,
now we suffer the consequence of the errors THEY made.
If only they'd trained us, if only we knew...
we'd have done what they asked us and worshiped them, too.
We were left in the backyard, or worse - let to roam -
now we're tired and lonely and out of a home.
They dropped us off here and they kissed us good-bye...
"Maybe someone else will give you a try."
So now here we are, all confused and alone...
in a shelter with others who long for a home.
The kind workers come through with a meal and a pat,
with so many to care for, they can't stay to chat,
They move to the next kennel, giving each of us cheer...
we know that they wonder how long we'll be here.
We lay down to sleep and sweet dreams fill our heads...
of a home filled with love and our own cozy beds.
Then we wake to see sad eyes, brimming with tears -
our friends filled with emptiness, worry, and fear.
If you can't adopt us and there's no room at the Inn -
could you help with the bills and fill our food bin?
We count on your kindness each day of the year -
can you give more than hope to everyone here?
Please make a donation to pay for the heat...
and help get us something special to eat.
The shelter that cares for us wants us to live,
and more of us will, if more people will give.
