Older Puppies
When I am Old...(when?)
Author Unknown
I shall wear turquoise and soft gray sweatshirts... and a
bandana over my long, silver hair.....and I shall spend my
social security checks on sweet wine and my dogs.......and sit
in my house on my well-worn chair and listen to my dog's
breathing.
I will sneak out in the middle of a warm summer night and take
my Nero for a run, if my old bones will allow... and when people
come to call, I will smile and nod as I walk out and show them
my dogs...and talk of them and about them... The ones so beloved
of the past and the ones so beloved of today....
I still will work hard cleaning their runs and mopping and
feeding them and whispering their names in a soft, loving way...
I will wear the gleaming sweat on my throat, like a jewel, and I
will be an embarrassment to all...and my children ...who have
not yet found the peace in being free to have dogs as your best
friends...
These friends who always wait, at any hour, for your
footfall...and eagerly jump to their feet out of a sound sleep,
to greet you .......as if you are a God. With warm eyes full of
adoring love and hope that you will stay and hug their big,
strong necks...and kiss their dear sweet heads...and whisper to
them of your love and the beautiful pleasure of their very
special company....
I look in the mirror...and see I am getting old.... this is the
kind of woman I am...and have always been. Loving dogs is easy,
they are part of me, accept me for who I am, my dogs appreciate my
presence in their lives...when I am old this will be important
to me...you will understand when you are old....& if you have
dogs to love too.
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