He's not much good for packin a load
Upon his tiny back.
But in so many other ways
He makes up for what he lacks.

He is the best alarm clock
Out here on this farm.
He'll tell you when it's feeding time
And meet you at the barn.

He knows just how to look at you
With those big brown eyes
To make you see inside his heart
And know he's very wise.

He doesn't waste his energy
By running here and there.
And when I'm out fixin fence,
He's always in my hair.

He walks off with the hammer.
He walks off with my glove.
And when I am not looking,
He'll give the wheelbarrow a shove!

Folks say, "Why do you keep him
If he's no better than that?
He's sure not very pretty
And his tail is like a rats!"

That's when I tell them the story
About my little friend.
Of how he made a lady smile
And helped her heart to mend.

I took him to a nursing home
Not too long ago.
To try and cheer the people up
Because their spirits were so low.

He walked up to a lady
Who was sitting in a chair.
He placed his head upon her lap
And there was magic in the air.

The lady reached and touched his neck.
And a tear rolled down her cheek.
And when she smiled her eyes lit up
It was the first smile she'd smiled in weeks.

So see my donkey is special.
And he has a job to do.
Because of his special nature
He made an old lady's heart feel new.

Displayed by permission of the author-Kathy Taylor