Roxy 2005-2018

Roxy wasn’t the dog

Who cared for other pets,

She didn’t like the lake

Or even getting wet.

But Jill she loved and followed

Around the house and back,

Always by her side

Hoping for a snack.

When I’d come home sometimes

And couldn’t find my wife,

I’d call for our dear dog

To lead me to my life.

The day I brought her home

The kids were so surprised,

They knew I'd said “No Pets”

(‘Cause I knew then, dogs die.)

Most nights when the lights were out,

With Lulu deeply snoring,

Roxy would leave our bed

And sleep alone til morning.

But sometimes late at night

When I felt a little blue,

I’d go off to see her

And ask, “So how are you?”

At some point in the darkness

Her little eyes would close,

And I’d pet her golden hair

As she began to dose.

Yes somewhere in the night

As I pet her fluffy fur,

Roxy made a noise

That sounded like a purr.

And for a moment we connected,

The dreaming dog and me,

Then I’d go off to bed

Or maybe just to pee.

But now my late night partner

Has crossed to the other side,

When I go off to find her

Tears just blur my eye.

And in the foggy mist

Of a late night walk about,

I wish just once to hear,

That little song eke out.

From the dog I didn’t want,

The girl named Roxy Roo,

Who lived 13 great years

Until the children grew.

I wish that I'd been wrong

That nothing lasts forever,

Sometimes we fall in love

It is life’s only treasure.