Saturday, February 26, 2011

Man and Dog - A Poem


Man and Dog
by Siegfried Sassoon

Who's this - alone with stone and sky?
It's only my old dog and I -
It's only him; it's only me;
Alone with stone and grass and tree.

What share we most - we two together?
Smells, and awareness of the weather.
What is it makes us more than dust?
My trust in him; in me his trust.

Here's anyhow one decent thing
That life to man and dog can bring;
One decent thing, remultiplied
Till earth's last dog and man have died.


(Note: I was obviously more excited about the above photo than was Sophie.)

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