Handout - It Takes Two Poem by Darwin Henry Beuning

Beautiful poem, from a beautiful soul.

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 :)

Well stated; brutal reality.

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.