MacGregor

To My Dog    
by Mike Hynes

I wish now I’d taken time
 To kiss you whenever I passed you by
 And hug you when you caught my eye.
Sadly walking you became a bore
 Though patting too became a chore
 You looked at me, from the floor
 Forgiving and hopeful
 Because you love me.
  
And while my words weren’t always kind
 In a corner, there I’d find
 You, forgiving and caressing
 Because you love me.
No matter how our time was spent
 My words were sent
 Your feelings bent
 Still you loved me
 No matter what
 You always loved me. 
And now, at the end,
 I wave to you my sweetest friend
 With joyous heart
 And mournful sigh
 I promise myself not to cry
 But still a sparkle in my eye
 Emparts to you
 My last
 Good bye.