She Can’t Hear Us Calling

October 30, 2012 at 11:35 am · Filed under Daily Encouragements, Inspiration, Poems ·Tagged Bible, Charles L. Mashburn, devotions, encouragement, God, hope, Jesus, joy, love, my little olld dog, Peace, writer

I’ve heard it said we learn something new every day, and I won’t argue the point. I am, however, sometimes amazed at where the lessons come from; often from sources we wouldn’t expect. Case in point, I’ve learned a lot from my little dog, Dockers, and I thought I’d share one of those lessons with you today.

She Can’t Hear Us Calling

 

My little old dog

Will be seventeen in a month

And as I watch her age

I feel a touch of sadness, tinged with a bit of awe

 

She is nearly blind, almost deaf

And even her keen sense of smell is fading

But her love and loyalty

Are as strong as ever

 

I sense there is much to be learned

From this small creature

About life and love and peace

Most of all, about what’s important

 

She’s happiest when she’s in the same room with us

And often paces from room to room searching for us

Sadly, she can’t hear us calling to her

Nor can she see us waving and clapping our hands

 

Napping when she knows we’re there

Sometimes I go to her and pet her

And then, knowing we are there

She’ll go to her bed and lie down

Comforted, just knowing we’re near

 

I perceive perhaps it should be so

Between me and my loving God

My desire to be near Him should be so strong

As to cause me to seek Him unceasingly

 

And then when I feel His presence

To rest within His reach and gaze

Knowing He is near and watching over me

And He will never leave me

 

Copyright © 2012 C. Mashburn

 

Sharing this with the good folks at dVerse Poets Pub  this afternoon on their Open Link Night.

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