Poetry on Pets

Hey,daddy, wid yi get us a dug?
A big broon Alsation? Ur a wee white Pug,
Ur a skinny wee terrier ur a big fat bull.
Aw, daddy. Get a dug. Will ye?
N whose dugll it be when it durties the flerr?
and peesn the carpet,and messes the sterr?
Its me ur yur mammyll be taen fur a mug.
Away oot an play. Yur no needin a dug.
Bit, daddy? Thur gien thum away
doon therr at the RSPCA.
Yull get wan fur nothin so ye wull.
Aw daddy. Get us a dug. Wull ye?
Doon therr at the RSPCA
Dae ye think ahve goat nuthin else tae dae
bit get you a dug that ahll huftae mind?
Yur no needin a dug. Ye urny blind!
Bit, daddy, there rerr fur guardin the hoose
an thur bettern cats fur catchin a moose,
an wee Dannys dug gies is barra a pull.
Aw, hey daddy. Get us a dug. Wull ye?
Dae ye hear im? Oan aboot dugs again?
Ah hink that yins goat dugsn the brain.
Ah know whit yell get; a skiten the lug
if ah hear any merr aboot this bliddy dug.
Bit daddy, it widnae be dear tae keep
N ahd make it a basket fur it tae sleep
N ahd take it fur runs away orr the hull.
Aw, daddy. Get us a dug. Wull ye?
Ah dont think thurs ever been emdy like you.
Ye could wheedle the twist oot a flamin coarkscrew.
Noo get doon aff mah neck. Ah dont want a hug.
Awright thats anuff. Ahll get ye a dug.
Aw daddy! A dug! A dug!

Chinese dragon dervish
prayer flags flutter from his flanks
as he goes,
flying low
at the speed of thought.
No fear,
he surfs over waves of joy,
tossing Newton's law aside
to tumble us in his wake.

Watching you sleep
- which is what you mostly do these days -
I know you're ready for the big one.
It's just that I'm not ...
Vice-locked in this limbo,
swollen and hot with selfish tears,
I cup my hands to hold the moments
we connect,
when you have strength enough
to cradle me
in those soft brown eyes.
It's only then you help me be
just be - for you.
And breathing in your rainbow coat
I slip your lead
and watch you wake
to speed along the path of light ...

It's the best steak mince for Michael,
Aye it's only the best for Mick,
Ma daddy near faints when he sneezes,
An' goes aff his heid when he's sick,
Ah'm fed up wi' jaikets an' troosers
Cut doon frae ma daddy's aul' suits,
But Mick got a coat for his Christmas,
Forbye he got two perra boots.
Yon night ah wiz shiverin' an' sweatin',
It wiz through gettin' soaked ah suppose,
Ma mammy said - he's got a temperature!
An' ma daddy felt Michael's nose.
Sit back frae the fire! says ma daddy,
Let Michael streitch oot on the rug!
Aye, Michael's a durrty big greyhound,
An ah get the life o' a dug!

A Pet's Last Request
If it should be that I grow frail and weak
And pain should keep me from my sleep,
Then you must do what must be done
For this last battle can't be won.
You will be sad, I understand,
Don't let your grief then stay your hand,
For this day, more than all the rest
Your love and friendship stands the test.
We've had so many happy years
What is to come can hold no fears.
Would you want me to suffer? So
When the time comes, please let me go.
Take me where my needs theyll tend
Only stay with me to the end,
And hold me firm and speak to me,
Until my eyes no longer see.
I know in time that you will see
It is a kindness that you do to me,
Although my tail its last has waved,
From pain and suffering I have been saved.
Do not grieve that it should be you
Who must decide this thing to do,
We've been so close, we two these years,
Don't let your heart hold any tears.

by Unknown

We've walked for miles,
Just you and me.
O'er Hills, through trees and to the sea.
We've played, weve fought
We've run, weve walked.
But always home in time for tea.
You came to us,
A poor wee soul.
Abandoned, left, nowhere to go.
A bath, a game,
A home, a name.
At last for you, a place to claim.
The first few months
Were trying times.
You pushed your luck and chanced your paws.
We bawled, we growled,
We tugged, we cowered.
But finally we both cowtowed
You made our home,
Your very own.
What yours' is ours' and ours' your own.
You guard, you eat
You drink, you sleep
And all the time our safety keep.
Within our home,
You made your space.
And where it was, t'was your space made.
The bed, settee,
Back seat or all three.
Where eer you were was the place to be.
You looked to us
For food and drink.
With ears that begged and eyes that hoped.
You hoped, we denied,
You begged, we succumbed.
Your ears and eyes knew very trick.
Where e're we went
You had to come too.
No dogs allowed no people too.
We went and lived
We enjoyed and thrived.
Each place we've been Your spirits alive.
Weve stood by lochs.
You swam, we watched.
You've chosen your sticks and pruned them to fit.
You've found and uprooted,
You've shaped and retrieved.
Each stick a joy and each stick your own
You've played in the snow,
You've walked on the ice.
Each winter brought with it, a fresh paradise.
We dug, You rolled,
You caught, We slid.
Your excitement each year, could no be denied.
The years went by,
We all grew slower.
We all went grey, grew stiffer and older.
We watched, we stood,
You sniffed, we looked,
But all agreed, that life was good
My time has come,
I've reached my limit.
I'm old and sore, I'm tired and weak.
I've chased and climbed
I've played and run
Please let me go quietly, I've had so much fun.
Let me close my eyes
And rest in your arms.
I've lived and been wanted.
I've been naughty and forgiven.
I've begged and been cuddled.
I've been hopefull and loved.
Cuddle me once more 'till I no longer see.
We're together forever
Just you and me.