Comfort

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Sue Vincent

I leave my dog curled up in bed,

I say goodnight and stroke her head.

The bed she’s carried to the hall

To guard my door (and guard her ball)

So all night long, I’ll know she’s there

And I can sleep without a care.

All sweet and good, I hear you say,

But when I rise at break of day

There is no Ani in her bed

She’s in the living room instead.

No longer does she guard my door…

My sofa cushions, on the floor,

All rearranged and neatly placed

With elegantly chosen taste,

Are now a nest for canine dreams

Where she can hatch her cunning schemes.

And every morning, it’s the same,

Perhaps it is some kind of game?

“Oh no, dear writer”, says the dog,

“I guard the garden from the fog,

From foxes, mice and other things

And guard the little bird that brings

The sun from over yonder hill

To light the golden daffodil.”

And with such limpid eloquence

And eyes that speak of innocence

There isn’t much left I can say

So once again, she wins the day.

 

About Sue Vincent

Sue Vincent was a Yorkshire born writer, esoteric teacher and a Director of The Silent Eye. She was immersed in the Mysteries all her life. Sue maintained a popular blog and is co-author of The Mystical Hexagram with Dr G.M.Vasey. Sue lived in Buckinghamshire, having been stranded there due to an accident with a blindfold, a pin and a map. She had a lasting love-affair with the landscape of Albion, the hidden country of the heart. Sue  passed into spirit at the end of March 2021.
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48 Responses to Comfort

  1. conniejjasperson says:
    March 18, 2017 at 17:05

    I love this post ♥

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  2. Mary Smith says:
    March 18, 2017 at 17:42

    Lovely! And at least she does you the courtesy of making you feel safe when you go to bed before she attends to her other guard duties.

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  3. robbiesinspiration says:
    March 18, 2017 at 17:47

    An adorable poem, Sue. I am going to read this to Michael tonight.

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  4. Marilyn Armstrong says:
    March 18, 2017 at 18:01

    Our dogs do much the same. They guard us from wicked other dogs, bobcats, raccoons, and every kind of bird. And even from the impressively large coyote that could as easily pop into the yard. But our children keep us safe from all manner of things.

    Except rain. Rain is not their problem. It’s definitely OURS ❤

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  5. The Urban Spaceman says:
    March 18, 2017 at 18:02

    Aww, those eyes! Even when they’re doing wrong, they can truly do no Wrong, can they?

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  6. Eliza Waters says:
    March 18, 2017 at 18:16

    Ani rules! 🙂

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  7. bobcabkings says:
    March 18, 2017 at 19:07

    Ani is a hard working and guarding small dog, even in her sleep. 🙂

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  11. Bernadette says:
    March 18, 2017 at 22:12

    Canines are so much better at sharing the love than humans.

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  13. john flanagan says:
    March 19, 2017 at 09:58

    Sue
    This is delightful

    Big hugs

    john

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  14. patriciaruthsusan says:
    March 19, 2017 at 12:27

    This is great, Sue. 😀 — Suzanne

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  15. Judy E Martin says:
    March 19, 2017 at 17:34

    She is such a little treasure 🙂

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  16. willowdot21 says:
    March 19, 2017 at 18:29

    Beautiful Ani you are doing a wonderful 💗💝

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  17. TamrahJo says:
    March 19, 2017 at 22:39

    Oakley stands guard and learns while I fall asleep to a documentary, at the side of my bed, on the floor – then, should I awaken when the neighborhood artist is awake and utilizing tools for his art, in the dark of the night – she is stretched out, guarding the main entry – should I awaken at 5, start the coffee pot, and decide to return to bed, for a just a tad longer, she is already stretched out on the floor under my desk, pre-warming the floor for toasty toes warm from bed, when I finally do get there. When the day starts – we do our “dog yoga’ stretch together – she watches the coffee come out, listens to me muttering as I walk through the ‘to-do today list’ – yawns and says, “I’m going out to watch for that cat I hate – he’s about due to cross our place back from his midnight cattin’ -” and pads out the door – – LOL

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  18. macjam47 says:
    March 19, 2017 at 23:37

    Of course she does!

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  19. Rae Longest says:
    March 20, 2017 at 13:25

    Sweet, sweet poem. Great post!

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  20. dgkaye says:
    March 21, 2017 at 01:13

    Brilliant Ani. A better lookout post for you to keep an eye on many things at once. ❤

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  21. noelleg44 says:
    March 21, 2017 at 13:29

    Ani, you’re such a good guard dog! Your two-legged sleeps safely! Who knows what those horrible things in the garden might do! I have a choice of three beds next to my two legged’s bed – a pillow, a soft, round cat bed and a square dog bed. Like you, I prefer the pillow. Dogs rule!
    Angel

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