2009 Golden Successes
THE KENNEL DOOR
As a pup I dreamed and wondered what life would hold in store
For ME, I thought, there’s something GREAT beyond that kennel door.
Out there are needy people and I have so much to give
Love and wit and gentleness to help them learn to live.
I’d be someone’s protector, keep little ones from harm,
Guide an old man’s steps or even help to run a farm.
I’d run, bark, jump and play with friends along a sandy shore
I’d roll in lush, green meadows that lie beyond that kennel door.
I laid here waiting, longing, as the days and years went by,
My owner kept me fed and brushed but inside let me die.
I do not think of greatness now, I’m old and filled with pain.
My owner has red ribbons but I have lived in vain.
I cannot think what could have been, dreams filled with hope no more.
A broken heart is all I have behind this kennel door.