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THE SOLDIER’S LOYAL MATE
Poem and artwork by Ian Coate
The bond between my working dog is somewhat hard to state.
My working dog is not a pet – he is my loyal mate.
I train, I play and work with him – he gives me all he’s got.
Without complaint he stands by me and shares the soldiers’ lot.
When on deployment overseas and things get really hard,
I soundly sleep because I know, he always stays on guard.
He has a sense if danger’s near – I am his main concern.
In battle he would die for me – for nothing in return.
No matter how I fail in life, he never judges me.
And when I need a friendly paw, it’s there upon my knee.
So if, by chance, I lose my mate – please grieve with me – feel blue.
For when he gives his life for me – he gives his life for you.
John 15:13. ‘Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.’– Lest We Forget
