Elderly Friend

The
Valiant
Old
Dog,
Shadow,
Is
On
Her
Last
Paw,
And
We
Stand
In
Awe
As
She
Grows
More
Frail,
And
Will
Finally
Fail.
At
Fifteen,
She
Paces
And
Paces,
And
We
Fear
The
Poor
Creature
Is
No
Longer
Quite
Here.
If
We
Coax
Her
To
Rest,
She
Cannot
Stay,
Struggles
Up,
And
Staggers
Away.
Knowing
It
Has
Grown
Too
Late,
We
Wait.