I Am The One (Terzanelle) Poem by Gert Strydom

I am the one to whom animals flock,
dogs, cats and every tame dove
as if bewitched by the midnight clock,

coming to me as if I am, the one that they love
without getting attention from me,
dogs, cats and every tame dove

has something that they see
looking past human sense
without getting attention from me,

coming sincerely without pretence.
I am the one with love in my heart
looking past human sense

always trying to be me, without playing a part
trying to learn from the creation of the almighty God
I am the one with love in my heart,

to some just another sod,
I am the one to whom animals flock,
trying to learn from the creation of the almighty God
as if bewitched by the midnight clock.

[Reference: I am the one by Thomas Hardy.]