Bow “Tao Te” Wow

Dogs live and breathe,

and so must have a soul;

but how they nurture the

spirit is a story untold.

Are they Christian, Muslim,

Buddhist, orthodox Jew?

Protestant, Catholic, Free

Spirit, or Eastern Hindu?

They never stand up, kneel

down, chant, or lay prone;

One might think them pagan

for they love to eat bone.

They never preach dogma,

doctrine, religion, or creed;

ask tithes to build churches,

to care for others in need.

Their religion’s a mystery,

they provide so few clues.

If they were to pick one,

which might they choose?

The answer’s quite simple.

How could we not know?

No matter what each day

brings, dogs go with the flow.

Chasing after a Frisbee, or

just doing their own thing;

all dogs seem to follow the

path of Tao Te Ching!

~g