This Poem was Submitted By: Mark D. Kilburn On Date: 2003-08-07 16:55:26 . . . Click Here To Mail this Poem to a Friend!

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MAN'S BEST FRIEND

Come sit down beside me you fine friend of mine you’ve never complained and you never will whine you’re wagging your tail and it’s making me smile the best friend I’ve had in what seems like awhile. Those eyes understand what it means to feel joy so smart and so loyal you’re a wonderful boy you keep me from lonely watching out day and night your eyes shine such friendship if I’m happy they’re bright You enjoy eating grass  but you can’t tell me why you are quite a tail-wagger and you’ve never been shy I’m grateful to have you  you’re my family and home if it wasn’t for you I'd be here all alone You know when I’m hurting and you stay by my side you’re ready to walk and you’re ready to ride a constant companion excited each day always licking my face so we’ll get on our way. Like me you feel sadness like me you feel pain when I’m burdened with stress you will share in the strain you run with elation and walk with delight you sleep at my feet through the loneliest night. It’s said that you are lucky to have one friend in life I now am an old man  without any wife still I am grateful for my four-legged friend we’re a pack and a family you protect and defend. If you pass-on before me what will I do then or if somehow I’m taken away from my friend the pain this would cause me if tragedy befell if I don’t see you in heaven I will bid them farewell.

Copyright © August 2003 Mark D. Kilburn


This Poem was Critiqued By: Joanne M Uppendahl On Date: 2003-09-07 18:08:43
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.85714
Hi Mark!! Come sit down beside me you fine friend of mine you’ve never complained and you never will whine you’re wagging your tail and it’s making me smile the best friend I’ve had in what seems like awhile. Thia is a magnificent poem. As I write to you I am across the room from my daughter and her dog. The kind of love dog's give comes without a price, without betrayal, without insincerity. You give us this insight in this fine poem, as well as insight into our own needs. The speaker has traveled down the road of life with many sorrow, and relies upon his canine companion in a way that recognizes the true friendship between the species rather than seeing the animal as a possession. Those eyes understand what it means to feel joy so smart and so loyal you’re a wonderful boy you keep me from lonely watching out day and night your eyes shine such friendship if I’m happy they’re bright Here you show us that it is indeed a two-way street! You enjoy eating grass but you can’t tell me why you are quite a tail-wagger and you’ve never been shy I’m grateful to have you you’re my family and home if it wasn’t for you I'd be here all alone You know when I’m hurting and you stay by my side -- unmatched companionship in my estimation you’re ready to walk and you’re ready to ride a constant companion excited each day always licking my face so we’ll get on our way. Like me you feel sadness like me you feel pain when I’m burdened with stress you will share in the strain you run with elation and walk with delight you sleep at my feet through the loneliest night. It’s said that you are lucky to have one friend in life I now am an old man without any wife still I am grateful for my four-legged friend we’re a pack and a family you protect and defend. Yes, you show us how dogs include us a a member of their pack, with the humna taking the alpha dog role. Who else gives such loyalty as a dog? If you pass-on before me what will I do then or if somehow I’m taken away from my friend the pain this would cause me if tragedy befell if I don’t see you in heaven I will bid them farewell. Very moving, and contains great truths! We must plan ahead for our animal companions if we are aged or ill. And to conceive of a heaven without them doesn't seem like something our Creator would do. Grand poem, Mark - thank you for sharing it, and for speaking up for dogs! All my best, Joanne


This Poem was Critiqued By: Sandra J Kelley On Date: 2003-09-01 15:50:12
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.43750
Mark, I have a canine best friend as well a yellow lab named tucker who has kidney disease and I agree with you that heaven would not be very heavenly without dogs. I like the specific moments that you include in your poem that let us really see you with your dog. Sandra
This Poem was Critiqued By: Jennifer j Hill On Date: 2003-08-21 09:49:49
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.06061
Mark, theres no better way to pay tribute to your most loyal friend then this warm loving poem. He sticks by your side in thick and thin. Mosts humans won't do that. Dogs are never fickle. They love you always. You can tell by your words that you love your pet alot and are close with him. The rhyme and meter of this poem are nice lending an even quality to the flow. The eight line stanzas are a refreshing change. Thanks for sharing your heartfelt sentiments in this tribute. I look forward to reading more from you. Blessings Jennifer
This Poem was Critiqued By: Carolyn Minsker On Date: 2003-08-18 11:25:05
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 1.00000
I like it. nuff said.
This Poem was Critiqued By: Galen never received one at bir Arrowhead On Date: 2003-08-15 21:02:51
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 8.50000
Hi Mark, read about the doggie. He's a lot like mine in the morning, though he tires quickly--getting old, I fear. But I've enjoyed him so much I'm sure to get another. Thanks for sharing.
This Poem was Critiqued By: Thomas H. Smihula On Date: 2003-08-13 09:42:12
Critiquer Rating During Critique: 9.04762
Companionship well displayed in this poem. I really like the way you express all the details. Flow is the only thing I would consider working on and remember as always it is only this readers opinion. Come sit, beside me fine friend, of mine you’ve never complained you never, have whined you’re wagging your tail making me smile best friend I’ve had in what seems, like awhile (only a thought) Those eyes understand what it means, to feel joy so smart, so loyal you’re a wonderful boy you keep me from lonely watching out day and night your eyes shine such friendship if I’m happy, they’re bright I sometimes get lost in a poem with to many and's, the's, so's, etc... so I prefer paring it down so it rolls evenly. Remember this is only this readers viewpoint and I really like this poem for I have a dog Duke is his name, never forgets me, I sure just the same, for you... Thanks for sharing I really enjoyed this. Tom
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