"To: Nala & Other Cherished Dogs."
The Instrumental Only version of this song can be heard at:
https://soundcloud.com/agnosturaelwar/to-nala
When you lose a friend
who never, ever judged you
and was always eager to see you
who waited for you patiently
and cried each time you left.
You will be dogged
by the memories
your life will be sadly bereft
by the absence of
those eager eyes
by the stilling of
that wagging tail
by that welcome bark
no longer greeting you
your days and nights will be
so doggone blue.
For you see man is
dog’s best friend
and each dog knows this
that is why each
human in their lives
become the most
important part of them .
They worship their masters
they perform tricks for yummys
they’ll sit and rollover and play dead
until sadly one day they are......
Even though they will
leave you many reminders
balls of fur here and there
that the vacuum missed
water bowls suffering drought
empty leashes on a hook
and chew toys orphaned from
your dogs daily love.
Nights will be colder
without that fur coat
lying snug next to you
in your suddenly wider bed
and the shock of a cold wet nose
will no longer surprise
your exposed skin.
No one around you will have
ears that perk up so happily.
God gave parrots fifty years of life
and then granted dogs fourteen or so
My first question to God
when and if I get to heaven
will be “Why couldn’t my dogs
have lived Fifty years with me
Like parrots did with their owners.
Imagine your boyhood dog
being with you till you were fifty.
"Wow!!!"
I have lost many
dogs that I cherished
they are buried in
the many backyards
that I lived at and
where I live now.
Their graves are
marked with words
of love and their names.
for they were family to me.
Sometimes they were
my only comfort
Sometimes they were a pain
but they were full of
uncompromising love.
A trait so rare in
all other creatures
including most humans.
Perhaps dogs were
meant to show us all
how to truly love everyone...
iIn a leaping, licking
wet nosed, eager welcome each
and every time
we drew near them.
Dog spelled backwards is “God.”
perhaps they are his ambassadors
or just the most loving present
ever given to mankind.
But either way they are
worthy of this song.
So here’s to Nala
Nutty Buddy and Nickel
Kibbles and Bits
and my childhood
dog named Snoopy.
they all are worthy
and will be worthy
forever more…
it's a creature most
everybody adores
as well they should
as well they should……
Incredible Music Composed &
Played by Ingvar Tautra -©-2023
Lyrics & Vocals Written & sung by
Matthew F. Blowers III--©-2023 at:
ArtWhimsically Yours Studio
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