I Wait By The Gate

I Wait By The Gate

Author – Connie Chronister

In a strange land I was sent, not knowing my fate;
In a pen I was put and I sat by the gate.

I watched and I wondered what do I do now?
Then I looked up and saw you, as you walked up with a smile.

We trained and we worked and I showed you my best;
You rewarded me and petted me and I did the rest.

Through trails and paths and roads we did go;
And I was to smell, for traps that would blow.

Many times I stopped you from ending your life;
From an enemy trap wire that was set to end your life.

Never have I thought that we would ever part;
Because of the love that we had in our hearts.

Oh, I was proud to walk by your side;
With all of your friends and being your guide.

Then one day you put me back into my pen;
You smiled, you petted me, you said, “Goodbye my friend.”

You looked back one more time,
and I saw the tear in your eye;
And I knew it was the last, and was your way of saying goodbye.

My life, it so changed when you went back home;
And I stayed behind to a fate still unknown.

It’s been over 30 years since I’ve seen your face;
But I never forgot you, my friend and my mate.

So please don’t worry, I’m waiting by Heaven’s gate;
For my best friend, my brother, but mainly my mate.