Brave Heart: A poem about a dog I never met

Mutik means brave in Yidish

Brave Heart

Mutik the dog, we have never met,

But of my friend you are the pet.

I hear you are brave, strong and true,

A well-bred beast through and through.

Dogs of legend are few and rare…

Let’s discover if you compare:

If:

Little Charlie fell into the well

Would you yelp and run and tell?

Do:

Barrels of brandy surround your neck

To save frostbit travelers on a dangerous trek?

Can you:

Pull the curtain, exposing the Wizard

As nothing more than a low-down lizard?

The Thin Man questions: if you has-ta,

Could you solve some crimes like Asta?

Would you:

Rescue your family as did Old Yeller?

Of course you would, you’re a gallant feller!

“Arf, yip, slobber, grrrr, slurp, bark,”

Mutik, the brave, has left his mark!