Abandoned Dog

They dumped it on the lonely road,

      Then like a streak they sped;

And as along the way I strode

      I thought that it was dead:

And then I saw that yelping pup

      Rise, race to catch them up.

You know how silly wee dogs are.

      It thought they were in fun.

Trying to overtake their car

      I saw it run and run:

But as they faster, faster went,

      It stumbled, sore and spent.

I found it prone upon the way;

      Of life was little token.

As limply in the dust it lay

      I thought its heart was broken:

Then one dim eye it opened and

      It sought to lick my hand.

Of course I took it gently up

      And brought it to my wife

Who loves all dogs, and now that pup

      Shares in our happy life:

Yet how I curse the bastards who

      Its good luck never knew!