Here in America
'Land of the Free'
Many are homeless
Living on the streets
Spending their days
Standing on corners
Near malls and busy streets
The ones that do best
Have a dog with them
Standing by their side
A Dog
Their last true friend
Faithful to the end
by it takes two, do you mean a human and a dog both hanging out and accepting a handout, or do you mean a human with a hand out and a human to give a handout to the hand? (a rhetorical question) bri :) thanks for the Poet's Note. i, too, sometimes help out with a handout. my mate often will think the money will go for alcohol or illicit drugs. hey, some 'need' those too.
dogs can offer, not only friendship, but also protection, an ear to speak to (two ears usually) , warmth on a cold night, and..........if things REALLY get bad, meat for a week...or more. i've also seen a dog harnessed to pull a small shopping cart (not very successfully) over a lawn next to our town's library. bri :)
It's easy to see from this writing that you are a person who really cares about his fellow man. (And about man's best friend.) Your compassion has earned you a ten from me.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Beautiful poem, from a beautiful soul.