Tribute

I've never had a better friend.
She'd stand beside me ’til the end.
With understanding look and smile,
She reassures with calming style.

Along the beach we often run;
Then stop to view the setting sun.
When others seem to little care,
I know that she is ever there.

My life is her raison d'etre,
This mortal life we've come to share.
The motive for this monologue:
To pay a tribute to ... my dog.