Brownie she was, but named her Zenki
Chasing her tail, she was pretty funny
Yelping and barking at every passing sound
Bringing much laughter to kids around
Pampered and cared, she loved to play
Catching the ball with kids on a sunny day
Craving for attention on days that rained
Till the kids gave it endlessly she whined
Giving mirth to kids back from class
She loved to roll joyously on the grass
Dreaming of fun with meaty bone
And of the cookies often thrown
She was much loved by every kid
And treated like a baby splendid
Giving her bath that made her happy
And she in turn licked with tongue very slimy
Then on one fateful day, she ran into the woods
We don’t know in what varying moods
Till we found her lying in the rice plain
Almost breathless and blue, frothing with pain
The culprit we knew was a venomous viper
As we saw it hurriedly into the bushes slither
Alas as the venom spread she breathed her last
With her soulful gaze on my kids held steadfast
She sadly left us all, after 10 years of
playing with my kids. Whenever we see one like her on the streets, it reminds
us of the loving and playful Zenki. My kids christened her Zenki, a
cartoon character very familiar to them, if I were not mistaken.
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