Bailey’s Funeral

In 3 months an attachment developed
In 3 rotations of the moon on its axis a bond was formed and then broken
Man’s best friend they are called
Essandoh Villa’s favourite pet Bailey was
More pugnacious and contumacious of the duo
The duo that howled and growled and snarled and barked and sounded alarm
More jocund of the pair
The pair that followed us everywhere we went
But who remembers the shrinking violets and the dull and the quiet and the too polite?
Does not the noisier and more passionate make a more indelible impression?
Do not the valiant seem to cast on us a spell that lasts forever?
It is not admissible for animalia to live forever
And the canine does not keep a tight grip on life
Bailey is gone
But he left behind lessons on what it takes to be memorable