For nearly as long as dogs have had relationships with human beings, they’ve appeared in our art. Obviously, dogs really inspire us, and they’ve always been very important to us too.
Jimmy Stewart, known for his iconic acting roles in ‘Vertigo’ and ‘Mr. Smith Goes To Washington,’ also wrote some poetry. As a dog lover, it’s only natural that his dog Beau became the subject of one of these poems.
Stewart appeared on Johnny Carson’s show in July of 1981, where he read aloud this touching poem about Beau, who had passed away by this time. At first, Stewart described Beau’s willful and playful personality.
“He never came to me when I would call
Without a tennis ball,
Or he felt like doing it.
But mostly, he didn’t come at all.”
Beau had a lot of fire and was often ahead of his elder parents on walks. Stewart’s poem described his walks with Beau and his wife Gloria.
“He’d charge up the street,
Mom hanging on.
What a lovely pair!
But every once in a while he’d stop in his tracks
Look around with a frown.
It was only to be sure the old one wasn’t gone.
To follow him where he was bound.”
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