LUCY

We don't know where she came from
or how her story starts
but the black and tan cross Doberman
would steal away our hearts

She came to us from tragedy
when Susie passed away
I found her in the dogs home
and brought her home to stay

Her springtime was a wonder
she swam and ran and grew
She looked on every day as if
she'd found the world anew

Big paws and bigger appetite
she'd steal the bathroom soap
She broke a bowl and ate some glass
she was the biggest dope

So sleek, so strong and handsome
how did we live before
without the strident click clack
of her claws upon the floor?

In summer days she gloried
in the joy of one more run
She loved to lope the grassy fields
beneath the summer sun

Then autumn came a calling
but never slowed her down
As greedy as she ever was
and still our silly clown

But winter came as winters must
to every dog and man
With words I try to honour her
but don't know if I can

Our lives have changed forever
sweet Lucy said goodbye
and with her loss I know in truth
that part of me has died

(c) December 2001 Written at Herron Point, Western Australia.

Lucy and Sam

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