"TIMBER"

Timberwolf of Andale 22/5/1988 - 15/9/1996

Somewhere, in a different world, my friend walks steady on velvet paws
A tender-hearted gentleman
Whose warm and honest eyes would hold my gaze
Never with threat
Never with defiance
But with wisdom, and serenity, and implicit trust

Somewhere, he dances with grace
With effortless ease and untamed power
And I am lost to think that he, alone, loved MY every move

Or perhaps he's somewhere close by?
But I'm deprived to touch his noble head
Or to see his smiling, gentle face as he bounds to greet me

Walk by my side, dearest Timber
Stay close while I walk this earth without you
And be there to greet me, when my time here is done.....

XXX

Poem. Copyright K. Powell