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Cosette

You save them,

And then they save you.

Worthy motto not for Puppy Mill Rescue alone.

I find,

That loves economy is thus:

     I give more and want for less

     I forgive more and feel grace

     I am more vulnerable, and I am stronger

     I judge less, and I experience more joy

     I act more upon the needs of others, and dwell less upon my pain

     I proclaim to know less, and feel wiser

Love is not like  the mystery of the universe,

Though it be as vast and glorious and terrifying,

Love is not a parlor trick to be known only by a few.

Love is not hard,

     though our lost and wasted wandering may make it seem so

Love is more like  Cosette, our rescued puppy

     of nine years in a cage

  Who we saved

     and now,

          She is saving us..

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russell-william-johnson
58 / M / American
Published
Mar 22, 2013
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