A dog’s love

                                is most manifest;

It seeks not power

                                 nor control;

It passes every

                                  acid test.

Playing it own

                                    God-given role:

So tell me not

                                      it has no soul!

Misfortune cannot

                                       take its zest,

Nor even narrow

                                        down its goal

To fast remain

                                          a friend at best,

Though misery

                                            may take its toll;;

So tell me not

                                             it has no soul!

Friendship between

                                              man and man

May never reach

                                               its wholesome goal,

But is it possible

                                                to ban

A dog from playing

                                                 its heartfelt role?

So tell me not

                                                   it has no soul!