In 2004 a red haired lass offered  
“free to a good home”
A 2 y/o black lab, 
housebroken & glad 
To go where 
Serenity roams.
A loyal companion  w/ a watchful  eye,
He was Happy, Joyous & Free.
He’d lick your knees, ready to  please.
A gift of Recovery.
In recent weeks he had become
A shell of his healthy wag.
A decision was made to spare him  more
Grief than he could drag.
10 years of Joy ought to be  enough
To prepare one for the sorrows
One has to feel when faced w/ the  
