Part One Of My Recent Journey West
“In order to really enjoy a dog,
One doesn't try to train him to be semi-human;
The point of it is, to open oneself up,
To the possibility, of becoming, partly a dog.”
Edward Hoagland
Music: Ramblin Man
I really love my lovely spouse
And I really care for all our cats
But when I wanna go a wanderin
Gimme a dog, no doubt about that
Dogs don’t care if we’re travelin only one block
Or now headin a thousand miles down the road
They never ever complain, about anything I do
And a wanderin with them, never ever, gets old
They could care less, when we get ourselves lost
Or, if we’ll be a travelin all day, on into the night
They don’t demand pricey hotels or fancy restrooms
No matter where we go, it still fills them with delight
They could care less, if we just sleep in my old truck
Or in a tent, or on a nice warm night, out under the stars
They don’t care, if we dine like gourmets or slurp burritos
They don’t even mind if I have myself a little drink at a bar
They don’t mind, sittin around with me, on a hillside
Or walkin with me in the woods, on a warm, sunny day
They don’t freak out, if we skinny dip in a lake or a pond
In fact, most anything we do, to them, is most perfectly OK
And, I guess, that I’m a lot like my faithful old canines
The simplest things, still fill both me and them, with awe
We all wonder what’s down the road, and around that bend
And we’re all absolutely thrilled by a little bird’s song at dawn
This trip, me and my mutts,
Were now headin out west;
To several intriguing places,
That filled all of us with zest.
I really love my lovely spouse,
And I really care for all our cats;
But when I wanna go a wanderin,
Gimme a dog, no doubt about that.
©2009, Old Dog Lovin’ Mr. Ed
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Be always safe,
Karen
Fee
Marcia
(((HUGS))) and much love, your friend in Tx., Karen Lynn. :D
Jasmin Horst
Ole me? I love dogs, you ain't gonna get arguments from me.
Now what you will do about Rufuz? that mutt's spoiled.
Edvard the Aristocratic Elder
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla.
"Now tell the truth - when you're out there - do you guys all YODEL ???
Howl at the moon? WHIZZ on the trees? F-A-R-T !!!"
Tom, my friend, we most certainly do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I can almost hear Little Willy Nelson's twangy voice & guitar!
i have a TEE shirt with "10 Reasons why a Beer is better than a Woman" -
your poem exemplifies that same concept - must be the Martian thing in us.
R&R - a good Mutt - and No Worries, Mate -
glad you guys had a good time - look forward to next installment.
"I love to go a-wandering, along the mountain track,
and as I go, I love to sing, with my knapsack on my back,
Bella-ree - Bella-rah - Bella-ree - Bella-rah -
with my knapsack on my back ... "
Now tell the truth - when you're out there - do you guys all YODEL ???
Howl at the moon? WHIZZ on the trees? F-A-R-T !!!
Man - Dog - Nature ... at their BEST ...
Tom.