The Power of the Indian Stray Dog

Look into my weary eyes
Am I not beautiful?

Do not be afraid
Let me rest in your clean lap

Look into my heart
Try not to stare

My life
is not what you are
used to

Let us both accept
that which we are given

I too have
The useless power to break
your heart

The words and images in The Power of the
Indian Stray Dog are by Annette Haines. The title
is a play on the poem The Power of the Dog by Rudyard Kipling.
The images were drawn in India ink and
watercolor. It was originally published in a book
version in which the images were scanned
and printed on bond paper. The book was hand
bound by the artist in covers made of
100% cotton rag paper from the
Handmade Paper Institute in Pune, India.
If you are interested in this book, please contact
the artist.