By Terry Orr
I recently just finished reading
the second book featuring Detective Michael Gideon and his dog Sirius of the
LAPD by Alan Russell. Both books are
good reads and highly recommend them both.
The following poem, ‘Guardians of
the Night’ was mentioned during the story – both my wife and I found this poem
heartwarming and spoke volumes of these special four-legged animals who give so
very much.
We hope you will enjoy and share
this poem as well.
Guardians
Of The Night
Author –
Unknown
Trust
in me my friend for I am
your
comrade. I will protect you
with
my last breath When all
others
have left you And the
loneliness
of the night closes
in,
I will be at your side.
Together
we will conquer all
obstacles,
And search out
those
who might wish harm to
others.
All I ask of you is
compassion,
The caring touch
of
your hands. It is for you that I
will
unselfishly give my life And
spend
my nights unrested.
Although
our days together
May
be marked by the passing
of
the seasons Know that each
day
at your side is my reward.
My
days are measured by The
coming
and going of your
footsteps.
I anticipate them at
every
opening of the door. You
are
the voice of caring when I
am
ill. The voice of authority
when
I've done wrong.
Do
not chastise me unduly For
I
am your right arm, The sword
at
your side. I attempt to do
only
what you bid of me. I seek
only
to please you and remain
in
your favor.
Together
you and I shall
experience
A bond only others
like
us will understand When
outsiders
see us together Their
envy
will be measured by their
disdain.
I
will quietly listen to you And
pass
no judgment, Nor will your
spoken
words be repeated I will
remain
ever silent, Ever vigilant,
ever
loyal. And when our time
together
is done And you move
on
in the world Remember me
with
kind thoughts and tales,
For
a time we were unbeatable,
Nothing
passed among us
undetected.
If
we should meet again on
another
street I will gladly take
up
your fight, I am a Police
Working
Dog and together We
are
guardians of the night.
