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A Paean For Our Pal

He was La Joie's Lord Lucky
his kennel name at birth
La Joie, which means The Joy
he filled us with mirth

he lived thirteen years
as an Airedale should
with a swashbuckler's zeal
as only Lord Lucky could


aye, but time vectored through him
as it does us all
good fortune and surgeries
he once ate a tennis ball!

oh black 'n tan
whose eyes grew blurry
thirteen years
lived with Airedale fury

now who will use
the couch as a towel
whose dreams will cause us wonder
when in sleep he would howl

who'll alert us to the prowler
who'll clown with our guests
who'll bring us felicity
now that he rests

we hiked in the mountains
by the streams and the trees
those times he was with us
we were always at ease

his signature act
raised our laughter to roar
from under the water
he pulled rocks to the shore

his big black nose
unfailing to the end
though his eyes grew darker
his inner light would not bend

oh black 'n tan
eyes so blurry
thirteen years
lived with Airedale fury

so when the seizures came
we saw the face of hell
The Joy was dying
we both could tell

we medicated and hoped
but the reaper had arrived
Lord Lucky had a heartbeat
but that's not Alive!

he lay on the floor
the doctor pushed the plunger
in seconds all was quiet
we cried for what was over

so this is for you my friend
god speed we foretell
wherever you are
we all wish you well


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