My poor old buddy that I love,

Has to put up with daddy being down,

His daddy does sleep for most of the day,

Leaving poor Rufuz outside on his leash,

Though the weather is cool, and water he has,

He is stuck with no company, sitting on the cool ground…

Though dad has to admit,

When outside he does finally go,

Ruffie is happy to see him & gives him a lick,

As if he does understand dads pain & woe…

He is always dads best buddy,

Though his dad is an old fuddy-duddy,

He tries to alleviate his dads anguish,

And he does so most often,

As he does take care of his dad,

Even when dad does portray his languish…

© ed 8/23/08