The Brown Velvet Puppy Dog (Achievement #13 = 2 points)

The brown velvet puppy dog

tattered now, still patiently

watches with black button eyes.

The brown velvet puppy dog

sits beside its child hour

after hour without sighs.

The brown velvet puppy dog

pretends to be a horse or elephant

having fun cause it is wise.

The brown velvet puppy dog

loses one more piece of fur

but never, ever cries.

The brown velvet puppy dog

dreams by its child's pillow

of running free under blue skies.