When she can’t jump for the bumblebees anymore, when her tired bones itch for rest
With struggle to rise up from sleep, and a second try’s a test
The sleep the gift the dream of youth, paws flinch in speedy chase, through greener yards and pastures, girl, unto the field with haste
Leave behind your kin and kind and shed your coat grown dim, for sun and shade and water fresh and lick the bucket’s brim
Goodbye for now sweet Sadie dog, for you we bid our tears, thank you for the bumblebee jumps and all your faithful years