old paws calling

Your collar hangs beside the door

The house forgets what paws were for

I still look down when I come home

Then hear the quiet in the hall

Goodnight, old friend, rest easy now

You kept your promise,

I know how

You walked beside me

through the years

And left your warmth behind my tears

The morning sun falls on your bed

I say your name inside my head

No silver bowl, no sleepy eyes

Just one more empty patch of light

If there is a place beyond this room

With open fields and flowers in bloom

Run till the wind lifts up your ears

I’ll find you there beyond the years

Goodnight, old friend, rest easy now

I’ll carry

every day somehow

You walked beside me

through the years

And left your love behind my tears