During a particularly rough monsoon season,
Eleven years ago,
A tiny being lay outside my house,
She was injured and she was in pain,
As the rains poured hard that night,
She looked at me with her beady eyes,
I brought a blanket outside,
Wrapped her up and brought her inside,
Nobody came to claim her for very long,
She became a part of our family,
She was small and she was frail, we called her Tinki which means tiny,
Eleven years down , she still hasn’t grown much, delicate as a butterfly,
My constant companion, her paw in mine,
All I have had in the worst of times.
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Six years ago I heard about a litter of puppies,
I went to have a look at them,
A small little head popped out and looked at me,
His owner dangled him in front of me, wanting to get rid of him,
I took an immediate liking to this overly active being,
Took him home to give Tinki a companion,
Called him Rocky as that was the movie playing at the time,
Years down the lane, he is as active as he was as a pup,
No wall is too high and no gate can stop him,
When I am sad he rolls his head in my lap,
And all my worries and stress fly away.
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Five years ago my uncle called me to his home,
I went and was surprised to see a big, fat pup wrapped in a towel,
He said she was two months old,
It was quite unbelievable considering her size,
She was a gift to my uncle who couldn’t care for her,
So she was gifted to me and I brought her home happily.
Wrapped her in the same blanket in which I had brought Tinki in,
Named her Lica, the first dog in space since she looked so unique,
Five years down she is a giant beauty,
Possessive and protective of everyone in the family,
Last year before my birthday she became a mother,
Gave me the most beautiful gifts in the form of six pups,
Whenever I feel low, she comes and sits with me,
Nuzzles my face and my tears dry quickly.
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I call them my paws,
More loyal than most humans,
They Shower me with the purest form of unconditional love,
To all those who say I have kept them unnecessarily, I pay no heed,
Because their love and silent companionship has kept me alive,
They have helped me pass the darkest phases of life,
Their love is unadulterated to the very core,
It nurtures me as well as my soul,
They are all god’s gifts,
They are all I could ever need.
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