TOBY
toby the big black labrador
was special
a baby sitter
a clown
a play mate
who spent a lot of time
wearing an indian head dress
playing cowboy and indians
in a teepee
a good guard dog as well
everyone loved him
except the corner shop owner
who used to place a can of dog food
on top of the newpapers
to keep them from blowing away
toby knew the contents of that can
they chased him
but could never catch him
people use to laughingly cheer him on
shouting" Go Toby"
he was a sort of celebrity
and then came the day
because of a change of circumstances
going to live overseas
we had to give him away
to another family
and so time passed
we returned after a couple of years to the same address
and one day he arrived on our doorstep foot sore and limping
he had walked for miles to find us
to come home.
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