Flippie Comes And Lies With Me Poem by Gert Strydom

Flippie comes and lies with me
and she wants to know,
why you are staying away
for so long
and her dog eyes
watches me.

Kyla swings her big tail
and is very glad to see me,
but goes away to wait for you
for she hopes
to see you before the night.

Jeanie lays at the gate
and watches the street into the dark,
to see if you come
and she moans
when I call her to come in.

Slowly the day’s pass
while we wait on you
and I wonder if they
are treating you well
and the tea is nice,
but I drink it alone
and I know well
that our time on this earth
is just borrowed.