Silvery Phantom


    What enchanting silvery phantom
    has slipped into your home
    Almost without your kowing it
    and made the place his own.
    What precious speck of nothing
    has grown into your friend
    from black through blue to silver
    Bringing pleasures without end.
    Who patiently, without a moan
    withstands the faltering, novice comb.
    Those shaky hands, with scissors tense
    He let you learn at his expense.
    Who makes you say "He's been no trouble"
    perhaps our flock we'd better double
    And then before you know it - he
    has made you buy first two, then three.
    And now your evening hearth you share
    With slumbering shapes, entwining there.
    Blue silky coats of varying hues
    Prove you're now owned by Kerry Blues.



 

When I got my New Kerry

I asked for strength that I might rear her perfectly;
I was given weakness that I might feed her more treats.
I asked for good health that I might rest easy;
I was given a "special needs" dog that I might know nurturing.
I asked for an obedient dog that I might feel proud;
I was given stubborness that I might feel humble.
I asked for compliance that I might feel masterful;
I was given a clown that I might laugh.
I asked for a companion that I might not feel lonely;
I was given a best friend that I would feel loved.
I got nothing that I asked for,
But everything that I needed.
I got an Kerry Blue.
                                              Anonymous


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