Arts & Hors d’Oeuvres

Thank you Walter for writing this poem for me and all the pets in need.
                                                                                                                      -Karen

Can you imagine the life of an abandoned pet?

From the day of your birth, you were all alone on the face of this earth
When you are hungry and cold, not a soul in this world cared, or so you were told
When your love to someone was given with joy, you were cast aside, like a worn out toy
When you were hungry and needed to eat, all you could find were scraps on the street
When you wanted to give someone your love, there was no one there, just the dark sky above
When you were feeling ill, there was no medicine, not even a pill
You cannot talk, you cannot plead, that just a little love is all you need
You were confined to a 4 foot cage, not knowing you were about to die, at a very young age
Then someone – a stranger – a person who cared, came to your rescue and your life was spared
This stranger fed you and sheltered you and ended your grief, for the rest of your life, however brief
This person will soon come to know, that your love for them will forever grow
You will not lie to them, cheat them, or steal them blind, for you are an animal, and can only be kind
You will love them so much for ending your strife, and protect them from harm, at the expense of your life
Hopefully my friend, this will happen to you, this stranger will come calling, right out of the blue
They will love you, feed, you, and care for you too, and know that you love them as much as you do
And through your loving, they will learn this someday, that when its time for them to die…
…the only thing they can take with them, is what they gave away.