GG GIRL
(Maggie)
3/20/93 – 3/15/10


Run again, old girl
Through fields of daisies and dandelions
With one ear cocked up and the other down
Listen, search, and sniff
Focus for the whiff of a mouse

Just like you used to do

Then pounce again with that spring in your legs
Send all your feet in the air
Arch your tail up over your back
And focus on that spot on the ground
Your eyes are clear and sharp

Just like they used to be

Land nose down deep in the grass and
Keep your butt up high
Wave that white flag
On the very tip of your tail
To show how happy you are

Just the way you used to be

Some day
Somewhere
We’ll hunt
And swim
And laugh together again
Until then, be a good girl

Just like you used to be