Safely sheltered from sun and rain
They were five in number in a hollow ditch
Cleverly hidden from human gaze
Thrived a brood of puppies and a bitch
The ravenous pups glued to her famished breast
The mother dog was more than stressed
At times she would go her way
Leaving the little ones to Providence's trust
During day they wobbled and played
And huddled together when night came
But one day their mother didn't come back home
Alas! Days ahead for them were never the same
With no sustenance, life turned hell
For a day or two they braved the hunger
But soon instinct made them search for food
To different directions, they went asunder
...... ....... ....... .......
I remember having wandered aimless
From a street corner, once I was picked up
By some tender hands I have never known
And into an empty carton I had to crawl up
Now I am within a massive cage
Though I stay here without verve,
Ever since my arrival here
Never once I had to starve
Here, I have ten other canine friends
Except a few, all are branded as ‘stray'
We are confined within iron bars
As our master fears we would go astray
Every day people come from far and near
Dog lovers they are to pick up one or two
New ones, simultaneouly added to the lot
Joining the rest, ignorant of what life would brew
Today as the door to the kennel swung open
I saw an old lady walking in
She seemed far too lonely but very kind
Not quite ready to lose but to win
Her tired eyes scanned through and through
Without riveting her eyes from me
To the man in charge I heard her say;
‘I will take this one', ' not to be chained but to be free'
Fondly lifting and cuddling me in her arms
I was carried to her solitary home
To begin my life anew as her friend and guard
With love and freedom and life made frolicsome
Your simple verse is long and nice. Another nice story of kindness and compassion and also instance of survival of the fittest. Beautiful poem. Thank you.
a nice story with great emotions beautiful poem indeed thanks for sharing. i love read it
your love for the abandoned uncared animals is lovingly manifest here.
This is so touching, I nearly cried but i held back lol. I love that this tells the tale of how a magnitude of dogs have lived and from their perspective! I wonder what happened to the mother dog and if shes still alive even. I hope that reading this will make more people consider adopting shelter dogs. They've had such long journey's it would be nice if they could all be as lucky as the dog in this poem. I also loved the break in this poem, the change in perspective from a third party narrator to a first person canine narrator. Honestly I cant say enough about this poem, its beautiful. So I'm adding this to favorites ^^ ~Nika
Fondly lifting and cuddling me in her arms I was carried to her solitary home To begin my life anew as her friend and guard With love and freedom and life made frolicsome.....captivating expression. Beautiful poem on love and freedom is astutely executed. Thanks for sharing.
Nook And Fluke (Being inspired by Valsa George’s poem From Nook To Fluke) Happy in my concentric life, Valsa says it was a nook, A fluke brought paper and pen And I wrote a book!
Beautiful poem elaborating about the saga of some helpless pups. They await eagerly for adoption in a loving family. I love animals. Very good and uplifting write.
A great ending for our wee pup of dubious beginnings. And I love the last word happy and free 'frolicsome'
hey....is that for the animal activists....: -) ] jokes apart a great poem on these stray poor lives as orphans......a first person recitation made it more wonderful...
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
From obscurity to the stroke of good luck........the delicate journey ended with a happy note for the puppy...Valsa... truly a touching one very elegantly crafted................