Dog's life? -- another 55 Flash Plus attempt

Life is but to please my master

His happiness fills my needs

He rewards,
food in my plate,
pat on my head

 

There is a better side of life

Walks in the park,

flushing rabbit for the hunt,

seeing my subject little boy learning to read

 

Me, mere hound dog

Fun therapy dog first class

 

 

Photo and poem copyright © 2006 and 2015 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved

 

I'm linked with Kerry O'Connor at Real Toads, "FLASH 55 PLUS!" (means exactly 55 words)

Notes:

 - Flash 55 means to write a poem with exactly 55 words.  Including the title, I did that.

 - Plus was to add a little Zen.  Here I tried to add a touch of Zen.  I feel that dogs can have higher needs than to exist.  Maslow in his hierarchy of needs may have felt otherwise (link). 

 - Link to Zen examples:  www.viewonbuddhism.org/resources/zen_poems.html

 - Adi (profile) was my beloved beagle dog, a therapy dog.  We mainly visited with assisted living residents, many afflicted with Alzheimer's disease.  She also was qualified as a reading dog (link).  Adi died in September, 2012.