Savvy

Was more than just a puppy

His new owner told me

He was now her best friend

Finally setting her free

From a heart-broken loneliness

Able to once again see

And feel, losing all doubt

Getting back a reason to believe

Cherishing her good fortune

Filling her heart with glee

Her fate no longer impervious

   Her eyes becoming watery, teary

She gives thanks to God

Then looks curiously at me

Why were you so willing to give

Your dog away to this old Nannie 

He is so playful and full of life

Yes indeed, looking away from Savvy

I have faraway studies I must keep

Where he cannot accompany me

He needs someone to be there for him

Loving, protecting without infamy

He deserves a full-time care giver
Always there, never having to worry

And not left behind in a SPCA cell
Not knowing who will unlock his key

Savvy in time will get over and forget me
Left forever in my heart's memory. 

Edwin James


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