My Dog Rover

My dog Rover, happy as can be

Running through fields, dodging the tree

Chasing some birds

Leaving some turds

My dog Rover, at age three

Spirits running high

Up above the clouds,

My dog's heart resides

Going for walks a mile long

Loving the time, singing a song

Chasing at frogs

Jumping on logs

My hand, he licks

My dog Rover, at age six

My dog Rover at age nine

Sniffing dog's butts in a line

Sleeping all day

Playing all night

Eating all he can see

My dog Rover, fat as can be

My dog Rover, free as can be

Never indentured

To the lake, we'd venture

Downward we'd delve

My dog Rover at age twelve

Sitting by the fire

Staring into the pyre

Reminiscing the past

Rover, in my lap, sleeping fast

The years have been long

So I-- so I tell you this song

The sadness, just a sheen

My dog Rover at age fifteen

*My roommate at the time was a pilot in training