Hachikō

In 1924, a puppy Akita

Whose name was Hachiko

Was adopted by a man called Ueno

Was brought to Shibuya, Tokyo

The puppy was golden brown

White peach patch on the crown

To welcome his master home

Every evening, when the Sun closed his day

Dragging his leash and flapping his ears, to the station he ran gay

Seeing his master, get down the

The train was the most awaited event of the day

“Master I missed you” braked the puppy

All over him jumped the happy puppy

Uneo was thus welcomed every day

After a very tiring working day

One evening, Haichiko waited for a long time

The train didn’t drop his master this time

He flapped his ears and bent his head

To sniff his master he went ahead

“Master, I miss you” he cried

But, late into the night

Where Haichiko would wait

The station was dark, and no train insight

Meanwhile in the town, Ueno was dead and taken for his last rite

It’s been nine long years, they say

The puppy, now a dog, is still waiting even though old and gray

“Master, I miss you” still he says

The puppy who grew up into a dog

Came to the station every day

Waited for the master and still, it lied

“Master, I miss you,” said he as he died

That’s what love is for mankind to learn

That is Selfless, unconditional yearn

The pure heart didn’t understand the separation

But, still didn’t lose his patience

Haichiko didn’t let go and turned his back

For the trusted that one day the train would bring his master back

To welcome his master home

Every evening, when the Sun closed his day

Dragging his leash and flapping his ears, to the station he ran gay