The Dog In The Crate

The story of Chok Dee (formerly Haan) and his rehoming to America as told in a poem by Diana Thurbon...

THE DOG IN THE CRATE

by Diana Thurbon

The brown dog fills his hospital cage,

Twists round, turns his head, and grins at me.

I push a liver treat gently through the bars.

He gulps, and grateful grins again, I see!

I find another - we could do this all day.

I notice bandages wound round his legs,

“What’s wrong with him?” I softly say.

Reggie replies, “He has cuts, a broken back.”

“Can they?” “No! The vets can't fix his spine:

hit by a car - he drags along the concrete track.

The nerves in his back will never align.”

So, he'll never walk. I'm in a Buddhist place

I know he will be cared for - allowed to live.

I pass a second treat; see the smiling face

again; gobbling gulping grinning. -

As I sprawl beside his cage, rub silk ears,

I see tomorrows sadly – my Spirit spinning.

I visit him again. I'm filled with fears,

But the dog is in his present moment,

His eyes sparkle though his tail is still

He licks my hand; joyful spit, but I lament.

Sometimes souls forge strong connections;

There is no turning - no walking away,

Putting bits of life in forgotten sections. -

And I have seen a place on another day,

    a sanctuary - where lame pets run free.                     

I'll find a place like that - I know I will.

I whisper, “You will run, you will see.”

Worth the strife and struggle - every bit.

So many donate. It's soon now that he will fly

Legs sprawled in front he will somehow sit

in his airline crate. Sleepy eyes - a sigh.

He cannot know, that his wheels await -

That soon he will play, have fun and run.

But I know he will, and I know it's great.

Chok Dee & His Friend Indi In America At The Home For Life Animal Sanctuary

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