Music for the potcakes

    The TCI Potcake Foundation is looking for songs to put on a new album that will be sold to benefit the potcakes. Following is the song I wrote for them, which will hopefully be recorded by Heather and Lovey Forbes. (The song that opens my home page is by Lovey.)
    For those of you who don't know what a potcake is, it's an island dog. For more information on them, visit the Potcake Foundation website. Also, I'm including here a photo of Glad (as a puppy), a potcake who belongs to my friend Lynn Rae McLean.

WALKING WITH MY POTCAKE

By Jody Rathgeb

Walking with my potcake

all along the sand.

Walking with my potcake -

he thinks life is grand.

With crabs to dig

and shells to sniff

and waves to chase around,

a beach walk with a potcake

is full of sight and sound.

Living with a potcake

shows just how life should be.

Living with a potcake

brings love and warmth to me.

He’s not the type

for fancy things,

he’s just a canine friend.

Living with a potcake -

his love just never ends.

Learning from a potcake

about the simple things.

Learning from a potcake -

he’s given my heart wings.

We’ve crabs to dig

and waves to chase

and sweet, salt-smelling air!

Learning from a potcake -

we’re rich without compare.

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