Rescue Poems
Rescuer’s Creed I shall be a believer of all that is deserving in animals. I shall plead for their lives, campaign for their safety and uphold their right to a natural death. I shall seek out the injured and the maimed, the unloved, and the abandoned and tend to them in their last days. I shall not forget their place in the hierarchy of life, nor that we walk in each other’s paths. I shall bear witness to the wonder they bring into our lives and to the beauty they bestow upon our souls. I shall renew their spirits when they are waning, bind their wounds when the bleed, cradle them when they whimper, and comfort them when they mourn. I shall be near them in their hour of greatest need – a companion and friend when the time has come. I shall watch over them and console them, and ask that the angels gather them in their arms. From the creatures of the earth I shall learn the fruits of compassion and undying love, and I shall be called the beloved of God. In their company, I shall indeed be blessed.
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The Foster Dog I know I don’t look like much my ears aren’t the longest but I can hear everything you say. My coat isn’t very shiny either, but I loved to be brushed. I am not a perfect dog, I guess. Sometimes I make mistakes in the house, mostly when I get scared, and I get really scared when my foster Mom goes away, because I know what it’s like to be abandoned forever. What if she never comes back? I get awfully possessive about my food sometimes, because I know what it’s like not to have any. And big people with loud hard voices scare me as I’ve been hurt bad. And sometimes I get scared by kids that run and scream, as one of them hit me once. And one kicked me. I feel better than I used to, but I still get kind of sick sometimes. I don’t know what’s wrong, there’s been lots of changes, and sometimes I just want to lie down in the sun and sleep. I like my foster Mom very much, she’s a really nice person. She likes me too. I’ve been here a long time now, but I wish I had someone to really, really love me forever. Some very nice people came to look at me one time. They petted me, and took me for a walk! I was so sure. But they went away, and they said I was too old. I wonder what that means. Does that mean I won’t ever get my own home? **********************************************************************************************
On Fostering Our paths will cross for only a short time, but while you are in my care I will be devoted to you. If memories of your former life are painful, I will help erase them. No longer will you hunger, and I will help ease your wounds. If your former life was good, I will promise you an even better future. One day our time together will come to an end and you will go off to your new home, healthy, happy, and healed. As a parting gift, I will give you a piece of my heart to remember me by. I may shed a tear….not for my loss, but for your gain. Perhaps our paths may cross again for a fleeting instant, and I will be comforted by the aura of love that surrounds you. There will always be a bond between us, though we walk separate paths through this life. After we reach our Heavenly reward, our paths may cross again. You may try to return that piece of my heart with thanks for all that I did for you. I will tell you to keep it, and thank you for showing me that I could be better than I thought I could be, and that I learned in giving came the greatest gifts. The pieces of our hearts are like grains of sand. They are pulled along a current beyond our control until they come together and form a safe haven. I, like you, came to understand what it meant to be saved. **********************************************************************************************
The Rescue Dance You don’t know where I’ve laid down to sleep, but I’ve been praying for a home to keep. You’ve come along, and been so good to me, you say, “we’ll find you a good home, you’ll see”. My prayers have been answered, you rescued me, and then came along my new family, They care so much, And have given me their hearts to touch. They’ve given me love like I’ve never known, and in turn, my heart has lovingly grown. And I’m so proud and thankful too, that you had given so much of you. For you saved my life, gave me a second chance, now I too, am doing the rescue dance. **********************************************************************************************
Thank You Thank you for bringing this foster dog into my life. Had I not made the decision to participate in rescue, I would never have had the chance to meet him. If I had sat here comfortably in my home and said “I already have four dogs, and I know that I couldn’t take in another – even on a temporary basis”, I would never have met this dog. Yes, it takes time to rescue and foster…but who gave me the time in the first place? And why or what was the reason I was given the time? To fill my own needs? Or was there another reason ever so small and seemingly insignificant, like rescuing this one dog that could make a difference in another’s life? Perhaps to add joy, hope, help and companionship to another who is in need? With great sadness, I sat down on a footstool in my kitchen this morning and watched as this foster dog bounced around the house and skidded across the floor to sit ever so perfectly in front of me. He was the picture of health, finally. He was all smiles for me…and I smiled back at his happy face. Deep in his eyes, the storm clouds of illness and generalized poor health had blown away, and the clear light of his perfection radiated out from his beautiful soul. He holds no ill will toward man. He forgives us all. I thought to myself as I impressed this one long last look of him into my heart, what a very fine creature that has been created. Tears slowly pooled and spilled over my cheekbones as the deeper realization of how wonderful this dog is sank into my internal file cabinet on Needful Things to Remember. Lord, he’s a dog – but he’s a better human being than I am. He forgives quickly. Would I do the same? He passionately enjoys the simple things in life. And I have often overlooked them. He accepts change and gets on with his life. I fuss and worry about change. He lives today and loves today. And I often dwell in the past or worry about the future. He loves no matter what. I am not that free. This very lovely dog has gone to his new home today, and I already miss him. Thank you for bringing this dog into my life. And thank you for the beautiful and tender lesson on how to be a better human. **********************************************************************************************
Do I Go Home Today
My family brought me home all cradled in their arms.
Author: unknown **********************************************************************************************
The Creation When God made the earth and sky, the flowers and the trees, He then made all the animals, the fish, the birds, the bees. And when at last he finished, not one was quite the same, He said, “I’ll walk this world of mine, and give each one a name”. And so He traveled far and wide, and everywhere he went, a little creature followed him, until it’s strength was spent. When all were named upon the earth, and in the sky and sea, the little creature said “Dear Lord, there’s not one left for me”. Kindly the Father said to him, “I’ve left you to the end, I’ve turned my own name back to front, and called you dog, my friend”.
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