Ode to Rocky

love poem to a dying dog

Ode to Rocky

My sentinel. My guardian. My love.

Your staccato bark cuts through the dark moon-lit night. A warning.
A herding of all things before you.
You great white whale of the forest.

We your sheep and you the protector.
Your bark drifts down into our dreams
Seducing us to safety.

Stay alive my love. May the Bears, coyotes and lions back away from your bark.
Let them feel your gentle spirit moving through the night
Barking....barking.......announcing your presence in the moonlight.