[ SHOWGSD-L ] Forgotten dog's Christmas

  • From: Kizwiz@xxxxxxx
  • To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 00:53:46 EST

 
Forgotten Dog's Christmas
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house
Not a  creature was stirring, not even a mouse

The stockings were hung by the  chimney with care
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there 

The  children were nestled all snug in their beds
With no thought of the dog  filling their head

And mamma in her 'kerchief, and I in my cap
Knew he  was cold, but didn't care about that

When out on the lawn there arose  such a clatter 
I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter

Away  to the window I flew like a flash
Figuring the dog was free of his chain and  into the trash

The moon on the breast of the new-fallen snow
Gave the  luster of mid-day to objects below 

When, what to my wondering eyes  should appear
But Santa Claus - with eyes full of tears

He un-chained  the dog, once so lively and quick
Last year's Christmas present, now  painfully thin and sick

More rapid than eagles he called the dog's  name
And the dog ran to him, despite all his pain

"Now, DASHER! now,  DANCER! now, PRANCER and VIXEN!
On, COMET! on CUPID! on, DONNER and  BLITZEN!

To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall!
Let's find  this dog a home where he'll be loved by all."

I knew in an instant there  would be no gifts this year
For Santa Claus had made one thing quite clear  

The gift of a dog is not just for the season
We had gotten the pup  for all the wrong reasons

In our haste to think of the kids a  gift
There was one important thing that we missed

A dog should be  family, and cared for the same 
You don't give a gift, then put it on a  chain

And I heard him exclaim as he rode out of sight
"You weren't  given a gift! You were given a LIFE!"

Author Unknown
 
Pat    GSRCNY.ORG




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