SANDY
A few weeks or was it months before I was born ,My mum and dad saved a dog from certain death,
Some neighbors were goner have their dog put down,
Mum and dad , said '' NO'' , ''we'll take Sandy off you'',
''We'll give him a home'',
Mum were pregnant with me at the time,
They took Sandy home with them , fed him , walked him,
He became a part of the family ,
Sandy was what we call a mongrel , of no bread as such,
Sandy in colour , long haired , a brush of a tail,
When mum went in to laborer with me , she went
To hospital , Sandy got worried , kept barking , and howling,
So dad took Sandy to the hospital , so he , Sandy could see,
''
Me mum , showed Sandy me , a baby in her arms , at the window,
Sandy was happy , his human woman was safe , safely delivde of
A baby , bonded with the pup , took his new responsibility up,
Thear and then,
My sisters duly arrived , Sandy , lay down close to us , any one came
Near he'd bark , saying '' I'm on guard hear'' , '' so watch it!'' ,
'' you hear me?!''
I remember , as we got older , mum or dad would send us to near by shop,
Sandy would go with us , a few steps in front , as we approached a busy
road ,
He'd stop , bark once , telling us to halt! , we halted, till the roade was free of
cars , then Sandy , would bark once more to say , '' OK!'' , '' we can cross'' ,
''road clear and safe'' , over we'd go , do the shopping , then back we'd go,
Sandy like a sheep dog , shepherding us back home!
Then one day we came home from school , we asked '' wears Sandy?'',
Dad were up set , did not know what to say or how to say it,
''Sandy '' , ''he's dead'' , '' he had a cold'' , ''so sorry'',
As children , death , we had no idea , of what it meant ,
Sandy had gone , no longer there , gone, out of our life's ,
Eaven now I miss him , our protector , our friend as much
Our uncle , one of us.
Ken D Williams.
The Dyslexic Wordsmith Of Thanet
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Poetry by ken d williams
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Written on 2007-08-12 at 17:28
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