“As we move through life,
The force of fate creates events
That we only seem to appreciate,
When we reflect on our own existence.”
Ronald Harmon
Music: Deep Forest
As old Turbo and I walked on in the snow
He suddenly veered off, into the thick brush
Soon, he reappeared, and wanted me to follow
So I quickly did, in old Turbo’s instincts I trust
And it wasn’t long before I saw what he’d seen
A young deer, badly tangled in some rusted wire
Good old Turbo has often brought me injured birds
So now I knew, that helping this deer, was his desire
And it wasn’t very long before I untangled this young creature
As it now raced off, I caught a glimpse of its mother in the snow
Our eyes locked onto each other, as if she were now thanking me
And I soon yelled out, “Don’t thank me; it was good old Turbo!”
As Turbo and I walked on, down the snowy, forested path
I began wondering if this had been a chance encounter, or fate
If this dog had not wanted to go wandering with me that morning
I would never have found this fawn – a most interesting mind debate
But I often think to myself that animals are more ‘in tune’ than we are
As I sat typing this poem, Turbo sprawled at my feet, smiling up at me
Could he have had some knowledge about a fellow animal in trouble?
I guess I’ll never know, but now I’m extremely glad I had his company
Turbo is my Native American Dog,
He hails from the Land of the Navajo;
Part Cattle Dog, part Guardian Angel,
Old Turbo has only Goodness in his Soul.
He’s also one of the most intelligent dogs,
That I have ever had the privilege to know;
And one of my numerous stories about him,
Will appear in a new book –‘Dog Is My Hero.’
©2008, Mr. Ed
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You rescuing that fawn
Was already written in the wind
Turbo just sniffed it out
Peace be with you
William
Nice write,
Dan
Great piece, Ed!
Tiger Lily
Take care,
Sherry
Give him a big hug!
CarolHawks
God Bless,
Lew
Marcia
'Clothed' in excellence . . . !!
Best regards,
Lance
And I concur, animals are much better that today's man, before we respected them like one of our near family.
Take care of Turbo and he will take care of you.
Georg
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
Ed
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D X0X0X0X0