Sorry if there is a delay in replying or if I'm away for short periods. Sometimes life gets in the way. As John Lennon says, life is what happens while you're busy making other plans.
There’s a lovely little pub across the field
where I walk my dog,
a selection of draft ales, a large beer garden
and a glass jar of dog treats at the end of the bar.
I often stop for a pint and a sit.
The dog always gets a lot of attention.
Children stop running around the grass
to ask if they can stroke my dog.
As they pat him, my dog gives me a look,
implying he definitely deserves a treat after this,
for being a good boy.
A lad in a baseball cap stumbles up to our table,
slurring that my dog is ‘an absolute legend’
and tickles his ear before staggering away.
People passing on the way to the bar,
pause and fuss over the dog.
They ask his name and how old he is,
and enthuse about how he is so well behaved.
He’s a proper pub dog, I say, he loves it here,
flaking out on the grass, watching the world go by.
They tell me about the dog they had,
that they lost recently,
how they become part of the family,
and how it breaks your heart
when you have to say good-bye.
I nod and try not to think about that day.
On my next trip to the bar
I pick up a few extra treats for my boy.
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Tom Dylan (
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Dogs man's best friend so sad that their lives are so short. Loved the write reminded me of my past dogs.
Thanks so much for your comments. A trip to the beer garden with my Labrador over the weekend inspired this one. Yes, they really are man's best friend. Cheers, Tom.
It's a dog's life - of luxury?!
It sure is, Orchi. My dog always drags me to the pub. Oh the hardship! 🙂
A story told as it is Tom, with just the right amount of pathos.
I really felt it.
Thanks as always for your comments, mate. Really inspired on my frequent visits to the pub with my dog. Cheers, mate.
a big thumbs up for this one Tom.
very impressed.
Thanks a lot for your comments. Really appreciated. Cheers, Tom.
I have a Border Terriorist who would make a great stand in for your Lab ..
Oh' and by the way, I do so enjoy the way you narrate Tom .. Neville
There really is nothing better than a walk and a pint with your dog. We're off to the Lake district next week. I think dogs are compulsory up there. You walk in a pub without a dog and you're the odd one out. Can't wait! 🙂
And thanks for your kind words about the way I write. Really appreciated, my friend.
Such a great story Tom. We go up to a coffee house regularly and sit with friends one of whom has two golden retrievers, I cannot get into the place until I give them both a treat, they are great dogs as is yours obviously.
Mine's a pint by the way. LOL
Andy
Oh there's nothing better than stopping of for a drink with the dog. I do have to go back to the bar if I forget the treats though! 🙂 Thanks as always for your comments. Really appreciated.
Ahoooool, that's my Satuit saying how much he likes this poem. Guess where he now wants me to take him? 😁👍
Haha! Thanks AP! Yeah, go on, take the feller out for a walk and a pint. 🙂
ahh Tom, it's the other way around. He takes ME out for the walk, and I better keep up. 🫤
Dogs are family. Nice writing.
Yes, they really are! Thanks for your comments. Cheers, Tom.
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