MY BEST FRIEND

Save for the humming of the bee's

And raindrops falling through the trees,

The wood was silent as a grave

Whilst shafts of sunlight made a brave

Attempt to pierce the velvet gloom

As lonely as an empty room

Alone was I but not afraid

The friend I'd been with must have strayed,

For tho' I called, no answer came

And so I played a splendid game

In the bracken wet and thick

With my favorite walking stick

And then a voice called out quite near;

"So there you are, old chap, come here"

And sitting there, upon a log

Was my best friend, who said "Good Dog"

YOUR FRIEND

Perhaps you think I do not earn

My board and all my keep.

But who gives you security

When you are fast asleep?

Who, when the master's out of town

Keeps beggar folk at bay,

And gives you sweet companionship

When you're alone all day?

With every bark and loving sign,

Let me be yours and you be mine.

Love me, train me, let me be,

Your closest friend eternally.