This is a poem written by Sir William Beach Thomas and was contained in a little book I’ve been reading called “A Countryman’s Creed,” published in London in 1946. He has put into words how I feel about my beloved dogs, Kip and Emmalee.
“My Spaniel”
“He lies contented at my feet,
His half-raised head my fingers meet;
And dog and man both know the sweet
Of life, in comradeship complete.
Together hour on hour we spend;
And till the fast approaching end
I shall not be ashamed to bend
The knee, in thanks for such a friend.
Gazing at me as half-devine
The brown eyes send a surer sign
Than any cunning words of mine
That strive sharp meanings to define.
It lies not in his competence
To trace the wherefore and the whence;
He rests on some profounder sense
Than my too proud intelligence;
And is content to know not why;
but knows all’s well, while he and I
Seek out each other’s company –
And lays his nose against my thigh.”
Cheers,
Bex
6 responses so far ↓
Sandy from Iowa // June 23, 2009 at 1:37 pm |
well said…thanks for the nice page to read
yaketyyak // June 23, 2009 at 5:36 pm |
I love that poem! Thanks for sharing it with us.
Jim // June 23, 2009 at 6:21 pm |
I liked that. Thanks.
mercystreet // June 23, 2009 at 6:27 pm |
Nice poem
I love my dogs too forever but sometimes I would like to knock their heads together.
Michael // June 24, 2009 at 2:44 am |
That’s a beautiful statement of what we get from our dogs, and what they get from us.
Josephine // July 9, 2009 at 12:10 am |
A lovely poem…
I no longer have any dogs, but I remember their antics well, and the bond between man and dog.
I love your new header, try to take some time off just for you…..it just seems to make the days we are in the trenches, that bit worth while.