When I am old...
I shall wear turquoise and soft gray sweatshirts...
and a bandana over my 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 dogs for a run, if my old bones will allow...
and when people come to call,
I will smile and nod as I 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 after them
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 family...
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....
and if you have dogs to love too.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: schultz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Nanook, I love, love, love that poem. So tru. Your babies are lucky! You've got some old ones too.
Marilyn, your grand dog is a cutie pie.
This is my 21 year old cat. This was taken about a year or more ago. She's looks scruffier now.
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The cat is 21??????????? Man that's a long life for a pet.
Bless her heart she's on her "last life out of nine". I thought I was going to loose her the other day. She caught a bad cold & had to take antibiotics. It was the devil trying to get a pill down her. She bit me a couple of times. As weak as she was she got feisty when I tried to pill her. She's never touched the ground outside! Indoor cats live long! She is truly an exception though....guess she came from a hearty stock.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: MissMonroeFan</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You know this is one of my favorite pictures...I swear this dog is smiling </div></div>
I just love this thread! I hope to see more fur kids now that the week days are here!
Loops I love lookin at sweet Moxie, she such a doll. I love lookin at all the fur kids. Marilyn, likke Mika is such a doll!!! Schultz your antique kitty is so sweet. She sure doesn't look 21! Amazing what great care can do to add to a fur kids longevity!
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