>> Awwww! I think my reaction to *actually* getting my face licked would be "ewwww", but then I'm a cat person... <<

So am I, not fond of doggie kisses ...

>> but that was what *he* needed, and it makes my heart all goopy to see... <<

... but I know people who love that sort of thing, so there it is. I'm glad this poem worked for you.