More than a guide you are my companion, friend... my family
How sad it will be when you’ve slowed down and grown old;
your usefulness deemed exhausted and you are taken from me
To not hear your footfall... How quiet my world would be!

In your eyes lies my trust and all that I view
Yours is the course that shapes my way
Therefore, therein, lies my safety with you
as we move through the night and the day

In your eyes are the faces of those I hold dear:
The smile in their laughter, the wet in their tears
Through your eyes you’ve made the invisible clear
My heart in your eyes... You can see what I hear

Do you wistfully observe as other dogs romp and run
not encumbered to a duty as a companion and guide
You must wish to join them, to play and have fun
but you’ve chosen to be here, instead, at my side

In your eyes are images, those close and those far
a bird overhead, the sun, or a child at the door
I wonder at night do you glance at the stars?
In all that you see would you wish to see more?

You are a reflection of me and I of you
We have grown so close, we are not two, but one
Those who would understand, I know, are few
Is there another soul as devoted as you? There is none!

Without thought to what you have lost
The freedom you’ve given up willingly
Invaluable the gift—beyond price, the cost
Your present, the freedom you’ve given to me

You’ve led me confidently through life
Looking out for me in so many ways
Fretting for me when I am not within sight
Sitting quietly with me if I’ve had a bad day

In your warm fur I have touched my sunshine
In your sturdy body I have found surety
To God goes the glory for the joy that is mine
When I feel the wag of your welcome thump happily

There’s no way to measure the weight of your love
God made it boundless when he held you above
Many are the paths your paws could have trod
But for you, He had other plans, did our G-d!

As my arms wrap around you, as our spirits entwine
I weep joyfully as I lift my face to the heavens above
We’ve a special bond, just the two of us; you and me
Sealed with faith and trust. A bond eternal... with love!