Chip

Artemis, hear my prayer
Cast your gaze upon my dog, Chip Bailey Williams
And protect him as he frolics in the meadow of the afterlife
Amongst Cosmos, Candytuft, and Scarlet Flax
Iceland Poppy
And a Mexican Hat

Artemis, sister of Apollo
Olympian Goddess of the wilderness
May you guard Chip Bailey Williams from all
That wish to do him harm

Chip Bailey Williams, named after a
Cookie
Born to a mom he never knew
Taken from her on Christmas eve to live with our
Family
Who weaved in and out of the pines in our yard in barrington
Who slept under willows, sharpened his claws on oaks and
Barked at the robins in the ginko

Artemis guide his steps so they avoid water
He never would swim in lake galena or druce
Provide him with snow for him to get buried in
Protect him from drizzle and lightning

Chip Bailey Williams brother of the saber tooth tiger
Who hunted mammoths
Who ate pizza and sandwiches

He never got to hunt quail or fox
He settled for chipmunks
And frogs near the fox river
He caught a butterfly at bone yard river

Cleanse and protect him from the diseases that plagued him
Diabetes inspidius
Ectropian
Murmurs
Don’t forget to pet his dorsal and rub his
Ventral

Protect him from the spirits of fallen vacuums
And Dobermans
From fast moving vehicles that stole my initials
From retractable leashes that slip from hands
Protect him from any pain and suffering

And tell him I love him and miss him