Sarkel's Plain Brown Wrapper
“Wrapper”
December 19, 1999 – June 26, 2011
Just before Christmas in nineteen ninety-nine
Your mother delivered a litter and clearly indicated you were all mine
Too nervous to take care of you as you should have been
She gladly let me take you away and I sent her home again
For the first three weeks of your life you traveled to work with me
Full of life from the start, a cuter little fellow there could never be
The girls at work fought over who would give you your food
But when it came time to clean your butt, they decided that was too rude
A demanding creature with the spirit of a warrior from the very start
Still you were soft and gentle and claimed a huge piece of my heart
A singleton puppy as they say, you challenged the world every day
But still there were grown up boxers who still had their say
You learned early on to listen to the girl boxers of the house
When one of them corrected you, you squeaked like a mouse
Your classic fawn features demonstrated what a boxer should be
But a challenge for any handler it was easy to see
Clearly you just wanted to be home with me!
The came the day the fence folks let the gate to the outside world ajar
And I never would have believed you would have traveled so far
For two weeks I searched high and low, determined not to let you go
I cried, I prayed and searched day and night still all my efforts never made it so
Finally I simply placed you in God’s hands and prayed he would send you home
The next morning the answer I’d been waiting for, good news on the phone
You had been found and secured in a young man’s back yard at last
I jumped from desk, ran to my car and I don’t think I’ve ever driven so fast
Our reunion was grand you were home safe and sound from you quest
From that day on you were reluctant to roam and stayed ever close to the nest
Years always take their toll, yet hard to realize that you were growing old
The seizures came on quickly but my beautiful boy still remained bold
In the end it was obvious that the enemy would win this battle too
And so I sent you home in peace, your days on earth were through
I can only imagine how you walked through heaven’s door
An air of confidence, announcing yourself to every one of that I can be sure
Life will go on without you but will sometimes be hard to endure
As I long to hear you bark and see you strutting full of life once more
