HACHIKO

HACHIKO

Every evening Hachiko steadfastly did wait

At five in the evening by the train station gate

Hachiko's decision always to stay not go

Faithful Akita like no other seen before

But of late the train brought burden to his heart 

For each day it would come then depart

His life had been measured not by his years 

But by his dog's silent and unshed tears

The man he unwaveringly kept vigil for

Hachiko couldn't know that he'd  come no more

It seemed important to tell Hachiko this

He's just a dog understanding is not his

They should be aware of this dog's  devotion 

To be with his Man he would swim an ocean

Then one cold night with snow falling thickly

Hachiko saw bright train lights but it was misty

The train stopped near Hachiko that night

And from the train a figure did alight

They greeted each other in unbounded delight

When a light guided two figures to a bridge of 

wondrous hues

And they crossed over never again each other to lose

PS:

Hachiko died at Shibuya station in Tokyo after ten years of faithful watchfulness waiting for his owner who had died at his workplace of a brain hemorrhage. Hachiko's statue remains at the station today in memory of a loyalty unbroken by time.