Old Dog
Sweet old dog that I have found
By this tree where you are bound
Let me take a look around -
Your chains I will unwind.
Tell me, is it he or she?
What all have they done to thee?
No water or food I see -
Pray, when did you last dine?
Let me take you home my friend
Where you can begin to mend
And to you I shall attend-
Your injuries I will bind.
You are now forever free
From who bound you to that tree
This I promise you will see-
That people can be kind.
So lay down your gentle head
Here upon my comfy bed
Now that you are warm and fed
And leave the past behind.
About this poem
This poem reflects the love of good people who give abused animals a new chance at life.
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Written on June 15, 1983
Submitted by lanhamleslie on December 10, 2022
Modified on May 03, 2023
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| Scheme | AAAB CCCX DDDB CCCB EEEB |
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| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 570 |
| Words | 133 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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