To the Dogs

 

Next life I want to come back as a Jacksonville dog!

There are enough good spots for a canine travelogue

People to see, long strolls around town,

And on Sundays, up the Woodland trails and down

 

Admired and adored by stranger and friend

Much better than being in some old pen

Not necessarily pampered but definitely content

There is always somewhere to follow the scent

 

No matter what color, no matter what breed

In summer there’s Farmers Market and Mustard Seed

There’s hardly a place a dog can’t be found

This town just loves a good ol’ hound

 

So Jake and Annie, Storm and Frannie

Louis and Clark, Shadow and Mandy

Bailey and Tucker and all you four-legged ones

Someday I’ll be joining you on one of your runs!

 

Frank De Luca

January 2016

 

Featured image is “Walkin’ the Dog” by Ken Gregg with Garris & Jan Elkins and dog, Abby