I feel a need for something else
To fill this empty place.
I sometimes feel that human urge
To share a warm embrace.

I need an earnest listener
To share my poetry,
A safe harbour to shelter from
The cold unfriendly sea.

I need a tender hand to nudge me
Gently on my way
To do those things I might avoid
That should be done to-day.

Were I a generous businessman
I'm sure I'd find my match,
And half the ladies in the world
Would find me a great catch...

But I have not the lure of wealth
To tempt my lady fair,
To buy her rings of gold and
Jewelled tiaras for her hair.

The profile of a Grecian God
Might well evoke her sighs,
But even that would not be me,
I fear that I'm no prize!

But still, I need not ever fear
That I must walk alone,
For always, one walks by my side,
The truest love I've known.

A pure and undemanding love
That sees no flaws in me.
A changeless love, as constant
As the wide and endless sea.

For this is one who loves me with
A silent dialog.
The love shines from those deep brown eyes.
My friend, my faithful dog!