A Surprise Gift from My Deceased Grandma
Our Late Dog, Buddy Boy
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I have great appreciation for this poem written by my maternal grandmother (who passed away many years back). I felt so blessed, recently, to read it for the very first time – decades after she had written it!
I love how she capitalizes the “d” in ”Dog” and conveys with such simplicity a concept that runs deep.
I hope you enjoy it.
I want my grandchildren to have a Dog
Or maybe two or three;
They’ll learn from them much easier
Than they will learn from us, and me.
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A Dog will teach them how to love,
And bare no grudge or hate;
We are not so good at that ourselves,
But a Dog will do it straight.
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I want my grandchildren to have a Dog
To be thier pal and friend,
So they will learn that friendship
Is faithful to the end.
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There never yet has been a Dog
That learned to double-cross,
Nor catered to you when you won,
Then dropped you when you lost!!
~ Ellen Bennett
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Aww, this is so true! It even brought a tear to my eye. We love our pooch.
How very sweet!
Gosh, she must have been very talented. I also like how she capitalized Dog!
This is the only poem I have seen of hers! I hope there are more out there. English was her second language, but she sure conveyed something quite special!
That is a lovely poem! I debate over the idea of getting a dog for my kids and this made the teeter-totter tilt more in their direction ; ) You certainly found a treasure.
We don’t have Buddy Boy anymore, but we do have another now, named Spot. Love having a little pooch around the house.