Ode to six years

Times move on and so do you

This year’s been another roller ride for two

Are you now the same as you were

No, you now have friends with fur

During this year, you’ve been there and back
You might not know it but you will get the knack

Dorset, Saltash and the Cheltenham two

They must go together and it’s all up to you

Jack jumped on the sofa, out of harms way

As Lily and Webster were accused of affray

Then gradually, gradually they entered your heart

And now you’re a family, never to part

Even out for food, they accompany you there

And if they aren’t allowed in, then you just go elsewhere

You went off for Dharshan and left the dogs here

Sitting in your AirBNB shedding a tear

Then off to the cottage for week upon week

Such a beautiful place in the peace that you seek

You spent Xmas at home and then considering a move

To the sea for a new job but you couldn’t find the groove

Anniversaries approached and grief started to rise

To allow it to pass helps you see it’s disguise

Along came another job and another interview

As in your current garden, the seed potatoes grew

Jack joined the circle, Lins caught in the ‘ACT’

The dogs had their birthdays, it’s time for a pact

To be a family together, to celebrate and be merry

On each new day that bring a fresh bite of life’s cherry