Kuma

My heart remembers caring eyes, as you watched over me,
Your thick chin tucked softly on your curled paw -
My Special Memory.

Your trotting, snobbish walk as you followed my every move,
Your balanced gait made me proud of you as you moved across the room.

Your tilting head from side to side as if you understood,
Every single word I said to you, it seemed was always good.

Our silly games of hockey, across the hardwood floors,
Looking down at Roger Rabbit makes me sad, Kuma, even more.

Your regal stance while guarding the yard,
Or your head upon my chest,
Your patient waiting, you're pawing for treats
Are all a part of who you were, - The dog I chanced to meet.

A gift to us, a Bear Coat dog, being faulted,
A champion you were not.
But as life bears out sometimes the best is not quite where we thought.

Your time was short and your heart was huge,
You're health problems were so large.
The love we gave, the companion you were,
the connection right from the start.

Now God's caring eyes will watch over you and me,
Your thick chin tucked softly on your curled paw -
My Special Memory

- Sharyl McCarthy