VIRTUE IN GOLD
Nobility and pride, bird in mouth.
70 pounds of fur climbing up into my lap.
Eyes that speak from the soul.
A tail that perpetually speaks from the heart!
Patience and gentility towering above bottle totting small humans.
Eager and energetic at home in the surf or grassy field.
Any weather will do nicely.
Always a smile while entering my kitchen soggy and muddy from the rain.
Anybody's best friend no matter if you're deserving or not.
Boredom brings out the artistic gardener in him,
A low hanging tree branch here, a shrub would look better there.
His greatest worry in life,
Did he please you today?
My family and I here at Marithyme,
Strive to maintain and protect
Those endearing virtues and characteristics,
Beauty, quality and temperament.
Wouldn't it be a better world if we
Could all be as loving and giving
As this dog we come to call The Golden Retriever!
December 1989
© Steffi Mullins |