Poem I found on the internet & wanted to share

As most of you know I rescued my Bentley in April with a lot of medical problems. He is 8 yrs old & I was the only one in 8 days of being at the shelter who wanted him. This poem I found makes me wonder if this is what he was & is now thinking................

The Old Ones

One by one they pass my cage,

Too old, too worn, too broken, no way.

Way past his prime he can’t run and play,

Then they shake their heads slowly and go on their way.

A little old man, arthritic and sore,

It seems I am not wanted anymore.

I once had a home, I once had a bed,
A place that was warm, and where I was fed.

Now my muzzle is grey, and my eyes slowly fail,

Who wants a dog so old and so frail?

My family decided I didn’t belong,

I got in their way, my attitude was wrong.

Whatever excuse they made in their head

Can’t justify how they left me for dead.

Now I sit in this cage, where day after day,

The younger dogs get adopted away.

When I had almost come to the end of my rope,

You saw my face and I finally had hope.

You saw through the gray, and the legs bent with age,

And felt I still had life beyond the cage.

You took me home, gave me food and a bed,

And shared your own pillow with my poor tired head.

We snuggle and play, and you talk to me low,

You love me so dearly and want me to know.

I may have lived most of my life with another,

But you outshine them with a love so much stronger.

I promise to return all the love I can give,

To You, my dear person, as long as I live.
I may be with you for a week or for years,

We will share many smiles, you will no doubt shed tears.

And when the time comes that God deems I must leave,

I know you will cry and your heart will grieve.

And when I arrive at the Bridge, all brand new,

My thoughts and my heart will still be with you.

And I will brag to all who will hear,

Of the person who made my last days so dear.

-Author Unknown

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Permalink Reply by Jane Christensen on August 11, 2010 at 11:21pm

OK...it touched my heart and made me cry as I am thinking of rehoming a younger rescue of mine because he is being "bossy" to my older one who I love dearly! Thank-you for sharing and if all those old ones could find homes! My husband always tells me I should open up a nursing home for old dogs! "thank-you" for giving Bentley a loving home!

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Permalink Reply by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on August 12, 2010 at 12:00am

Very touching! Bentley appreciates you greatly for all youve done for him :)

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Permalink Reply by Geri & Sidney on August 12, 2010 at 1:19am

Wahhhh!
I adopted my old man Bruce when he was 10. It was his last chance...if he didn't get adopted, he was going to be put down. He's 16 now and such a good sweet boy.

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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on August 12, 2010 at 8:19am

Awwwww!

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Permalink Reply by Judi, Dawn, Soffie & Griffyn on August 12, 2010 at 10:11am

A wonderful touching poem. And a tribute to you for giving Bentley his forever home!!

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Permalink Reply by Avyon on August 12, 2010 at 10:26am

oh yea.. had to run away in the office to wipe those tears lol. This is a great poem. Thank you for sharing!

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Permalink Reply by Roger/Laurie on August 12, 2010 at 12:40pm

Tears from me also. Although our Tenby was 6 months when we rescued him, that feeling of taking him away from his terrible life is so wonderful. Every day I look at him with a special smile, he may be our crazy wild child tri but we are so happy he is part of our family. (even on his most goofy days)

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Permalink Reply by Joanna, Rainy and Calvin on August 12, 2010 at 2:38pm

Very sweet and touching. Made me cry and still is. When all is said and done, I would rather have an older dog. Thanks for sharing this! I'll have to share this with my family. They will love it.