Goodbye old friend

you’ve left a space, a hole, which used to be your place 

you’ve left a quiet, a noiseless sound, which once was filled with you around

no nails scratching on the floors, no snuffling, snorting, sleeping, snores

no silent begging with lifted brow, no presence, not here, all quiet now

no nudging lazy hands to pet, no scared aversion to getting wet

no mournful eye or listening ear, no watchful stance when food is near

no sniff filled walks with territory marked, no growling growled and no barks barked

and now you are gone there’s only me, remembering how it used to be

when you were young and full of joy, a glorious beagly, bouncy boy

we had good fun across the years, you shared my joy, my pain my tears

my house is now clean no fur detected, no poo on the lawn, all food unprotected

no bowl, no bed, no food, no treats, no leads, no brush no fleas no greets

goodbye old friend