I was just about to turn 50
When hubby said to me
'what do you fancy for your birthday love,
How about a nice cruise out at sea'?
Well, with menopause advancing
Like a never ending fog
A yearning spoke deep in my soul
What I longed for was... A dog!
He arrived not long afterwards
This K9 Kure for my brain
A water dog from Portugal
My new rainbow in the rain
Figo became my sanity
Figo is a loyal friend
Figo is my therapy
When I'm going round the bend
He knows when I'm unhappy
When my mind is in a muddle
He rests a paw upon my knee
And leans in for a cuddle
He's in kahoots with hubby
To get me up and on the move
Spending hours walking cliffs and beach
Which really goes to proove
That healthy lives are lived with dogs
Both physical and mental
Especially when your pet's like Fig
So kind and warm and gentle!
But since then Covid times have hit
Testing all our mental stability
Separated from our loved ones
In this lockdown irritability
Tennis and online yoga help
To control the returning fog
But there's really only one thing for it
The hunt is on for another puppy dog!
This poem has been written for the charity book which is raising funds for the Animal Rescue Algarve (ARA).
If anyone has any stories, poems or pictures they'd like to submit to the campaign the links are below
Links for ARA Book campaign
Our Website
https://qt4charity.wixsite.com/qt4charity
Donation page
https://gofund.me/8c49df97
Face book page
https://www.facebook.com/qt4charity/
ARA website
https://animalrescuealgarve.com/en/
https://navyaaggarwal.com/