POETRY I believe God
is not in the business of scaring us to death; but rather Loving us to Life.
- Hal Stewart
Me First
Old Blue was a hound, Born Heaven knows when, But he and the boy Were the best of friends. They were always together As the boy slowly grew; Into everything, these two, The boy and Old Blue.
I know a girl from Saturn elegant Being of Light who absorbed the universe on her journey to this Earth. the brilliance of the Sun,
the curve and softness of the Moon, there are constellations in her freckles her Soul the depth of Space itself And even now, day or night, the Stars still twinkle in her eyes while her smile sets the universe right, if only for a moment. So, should I need say more, then consider me at a loss. For what more can I say to help you understand, to explain
this undeniable, irresistable urge to study astronomy: in short
to be a Star Gazer standing in awe
of so Heavenly a body, so Heavenly a soul.
- Hal Stewart
But the dog always led, “Me First!” he seemed to say As he would bark at the boy And then lead the way. “Me First!” barked the hound As they went to explore; Best friend and companion, You couldn’t ask for more.
The old hound would bark And run the hills and woods; The boy he would follow, Lord, life was good. Sometimes the boy
Would mess up his clothes, But “Me First!” was the one With the burrs in his nose.
Then one fateful day
The little boy strayed, Into the street Where the two never played. Old Blue turned and saw The truck on the way And he lunged at the boy Not meaning to play.
The truck missed the boy, Hit Old Blue instead. His little friend ran back And cradled Blue’s head. The poor dog looked up, It couldn’t have been worse, And with one last breath Old Blue barked, “Me First!”
- Robert F. Broyles 62
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