Carrie Poem by gail godin

Carrie



Carrie joined our family when she was just two
When my son and daughter went to look at a few

Puppies for free the paper had said
So off they went to view pups in their bed

But when they arrived, they had been misled
The puppies were gone, they took 'momma' instead

'What were you thinking? ' 'Who is this? ' 'Can't you see? '
'This is a momma dog, not a puppy! '

'But, she's too cute.' 'Can we keep her, Mom, please? '
'You won't know she is here.' They begged from their knees.

The doorbell would ring and Carrie would bark
Barked at everything, during the day, after dark

But eventually she settled down. Now she'd been with us 18 years
Our flourishing love continued to grow through our blood, our sweat, our tears.

With caturacts and loss of hearing, arthritis and so much more
One day she simply laid down - she couldn't rise from the floor

I took Carrie to her doctor, someone she trusted and knew
He said, 'I'll give you a few moments to say Goodbye and I love you'

'Oh, Carrie, I do love you, and I will miss you so.'
I repeated over and over again until it was time to go

I will always love and miss my companion although it has been years
I'll treasure our memories, now and forever, My sweet, Carrie Dear.

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