Two of Us
for Pixie
The dog is in the yard
and wanders around sniffing
then stops and looks around.
Now she appears confused,
I stepped back inside the house
and she cannot find me.
Her hearing is almost gone
and her eyesight is failing,
age is taking its toll.
She takes a few steps, stops,
the head turning side to side
then moving again, searching.
I move towards her now
and when close, she sees me,
then starts walking towards me.
I can imagine a sigh of relief
as she follows me to the house
safe again by my side.
Her unflinching eyes look at me
as if I am all the world to her,
but she is everything to me.
Yet I know the day will come
when I will have to walk
with loneliness by my side.
for Pixie
The dog is in the yard
and wanders around sniffing
then stops and looks around.
Now she appears confused,
I stepped back inside the house
and she cannot find me.
Her hearing is almost gone
and her eyesight is failing,
age is taking its toll.
She takes a few steps, stops,
the head turning side to side
then moving again, searching.
I move towards her now
and when close, she sees me,
then starts walking towards me.
I can imagine a sigh of relief
as she follows me to the house
safe again by my side.
Her unflinching eyes look at me
as if I am all the world to her,
but she is everything to me.
Yet I know the day will come
when I will have to walk
with loneliness by my side.
