Waiting at the Door

Aiden-Micheal James Murray 2009 (Huntington, Indiana)



I was just a pup when we first met,
You loved me from the start,
You picked me up and took me home and placed me in your heart.
Good times we had together,
We shared all life could throw,
But years passed all too quickly,
My time has come to go.
I know how much you miss me,
I know your heart is sore,
I see the tears fall when I’m not waiting at the door.
You always did your best for me,
Your love was plain to see,
For even though it broke your heart, you set my spirit free.
So please be brave without me,
One day we’ll meet once more,
For when Mr. Grim comes to make your leaves fall.
Don’t take long for,
I’ll be waiting at the door.

About this poem

This is a poem about my dog that died from cancer and it is written from his perspective, I made this for an assignment in 7th grade.

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Written on March 27, 2022

Submitted by aidenmurray392 on April 14, 2022

Modified by aidenmurray392 on April 14, 2022

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBCDEDEFFEEEEFGFF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 648
Words 151
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 18

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  • Chaffy
    This person has stolen this verse (with a very minor alteration) and is claiming it as their own. Waiting at the Door was written by Jean M Chaff in 2015 (with Wayback.com proof of first publication) and it is registered with U.S. copyright office at the Library of Congress 
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