Why God Made Puppies

 

When I was a young girl and death stole my pet

It brought on a trauma I'd not soon forget.

I hid in my room and no food would I take,

I wondered if God hadn't made one mistake:

He granted a puppy with whom I had grown,

But gave her a life span far short of my own.

 

Then when I matured, as if God had a plan,

I soon settled down with a dog-loving man.

We took in the homeless, the frail and the weak;

We also converted the vicious to meek.

I learned the Great Lesson is not years they bear,

But strong bonds of trust and the love that you share.

 

And so as we've journeyed down life's winding road,

A number of puppies have shared our abode.

Both large ones and small ones with long floppy ears.

We've cherished the joys which were tempered with tears.

And now as I thank God in Heaven above,

I know He made puppies to teach us to love.

 

~ Toni Fulco