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Rescuing Rover: To My Best Friend

by Sandy

To My Best Friend

That cold winter day when we first met

I surely didn't know

That you would be the special one

Who soon with me, home would go

The nice man took you from your cage

So the two of us could meet

You were cute but I didn't think

That you were the right one for me

Back into your cage you went

I heard you cry as I walked away

"Don't worry, boy, she'll be back"

I heard the nice man say

"Somewhere", I thought, "there must be

A perfect dog to share my life"

And so my search continued on

I looked near and far both day and night

I didn't find what I thought I wanted

Perhaps I had no clue

So I went back to that shelter

And decided just to "settle" for you

To my surprise we bonded so fast

It happened right from the start

How could I have ever imagined

That so quickly you would steal my heart

In my search I had been so wrong

It didn't take long to see

That a power greater than I had known

That my want had not been my need

People often say I saved you

If only they could see

The void in me had been so great

That it was you, my friend, who saved me

If you have a story or poem about rescuing your best friend, I'd like to share it with my readers. Feel free to send submissions for the Rescuing Rover column to [email protected]. Include at least one photo of your dog that was taken by you.

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