To my wallabies: adieu

To my wallabies:
Adieu

 We’ve walked together

These many years

You and I

The world round

Through the ancient ruins of Rome

Cobblestones

    Of Ravenna ,Predappio

Naples, Sicily

All four shores

of

Italy

We stepped in shit

In Madrid

I threw up on you

In Timbuktu

Garlic placed in each heel

You were my shield

From vampires and werewolves

Too

From Transylvania

Through

The brooding skies of the Romany

We floated together on the Nile

Waded in the rains of Calcutta

Filled with mud and crud

But what a time we had !

 Through the mountains of Switzerland

Tasting wine

Across the Rhine

Into the lavender fields of Avignon

Sturdy, strong and true

You saved me from fallng

Into the waters blue

Of an angry River Rhone

I can go on and on

But now it seems

Your  color is gone

Grown

Tired and old

Ready I think

To give up your souls

Strange it seems

We do  share

A similar destiny

You were always there

To see my ups and downs

My moments happy and sad

My good days and bad

In sunshine and rain

No fuss

No bother

No big “do”

For that is who

We are

We two

I have always kept you clean and new

And now it’s time

I will put you gently in a corner

Quiet and dark

On my bedroom closet floor

Shut the door

And with love

 Say Adieu

 wallabies were special suade walking shoes made in the’60’s