Maggie May

m4dalice · 11-10-2012, 12:21 PM

This is a poem I wrote following the passing of my first boxer Maggie and getting my second boxer, Edgar.

Edgar

He is mournful
as if he knew
the place he fills
is still tender.

He is not
my fawn colored nanny
nor my ever patient friend.
He cannot play the same games
or know my favorite seat.
He did not grow up with me
and does not know her tricks.
He will never be her,
Maggie was just once,
but he is Edgar.

He is dark and lovely,
looking scarier than he is.
He is sorrowful and pained,
melancholy of his namesake.
He rests against me,
somehow hurting too.
I close my eyes and
hug him tight,
he is not Maggie,
but he is Edgar.

cadkids · 11-10-2012, 12:26 PM

aww that is sweet

Laneysmom · 11-10-2012, 02:31 PM

Beautiful tribute to both....

af_wx_wife · 11-10-2012, 03:00 PM

Beautiful tribute!

11-10-2012, 12:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
m4dalice New User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wonderland ... ocationally reality Posts: 3	Maggie May This is a poem I wrote following the passing of my first boxer Maggie and getting my second boxer, Edgar. Edgar He is mournful as if he knew the place he fills is still tender. He is not my fawn colored nanny nor my ever patient friend. He cannot play the same games or know my favorite seat. He did not grow up with me and does not know her tricks. He will never be her, Maggie was just once, but he is Edgar. He is dark and lovely, looking scarier than he is. He is sorrowful and pained, melancholy of his namesake. He rests against me, somehow hurting too. I close my eyes and hug him tight, he is not Maggie, but he is Edgar. __________________ "A really companionable and indispensable dog is an accident of nature. You can't get it by breeding for it, and you can't buy it with money. It just happens along." - E B White "Old dogs, like old shoes, are comfortable. They might be a bit out of shape and a little worn around the edges, but they fit well." - Bonnie Wilcox

11-10-2012, 12:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
cadkids Super User Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: south bend indiana Posts: 1,459	aww that is sweet __________________ Carol mommy of Roxi aka "rotten" at the bridge RIP sweet girl you are missed, Brandi, Buster and miss Ziggy and occasionally Mia

11-10-2012, 02:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Laneysmom BoxerForums Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SW Pennsylvania Posts: 6,298	Beautiful tribute to both.... __________________ Laneys Mom, *CAROL*

11-10-2012, 03:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
af_wx_wife BoxerForums Addict Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Central Texas Posts: 2,432	Beautiful tribute! __________________

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