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Life Goes On, Yet Forever Changed
I lost my very loyal friend yesterday
(Sunday, October 28, 2001)
Now who will give that joyous welcome when I walk through
the door?
Whether it was an hour, a day, or a week, the welcome was always the same.
Who will demand a hug from me even at the moments I want to give the least?
Who will let me know by sitting calmly at my side that everything will be okay?
She is the one who showed me that even if you have no one but yourself,
You can still chase your own ball and have a good time.
I'm going to miss my loyal companion who loved me the most,
even when I deserved it the least.
I just wanted you all to know,
I lost my loyal best friend yesterday.
Blue will be sadly missed by all who knew her
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Ms.
Blueberry
When
I put in the key within the lock upon my door,
I
get the strangest feeling things are different than before.
I
puzzle this a moment as the key turns in the lock,
Then
once inside I pause, to hear the ticking of the clock.
I've
never really noticed quite how loud it was before,
As
usually there are other sounds that greet me at my door.
The
frantic scrabbling of clumsy claws as they dash across the floor,
That
heavy panting I can hear just beyond the door.
The
impatient pads now shuffling as the key turns in the lock,
The
snuffling snout in the open door drowns the ticking of the clock.
Yet
now each day the key I have turns slowly in that lock,
For
I know the only sound to greet me is the ticking of the clock.
Written
on 1st November 2001
By
R.J.
Salisbury
For
My Dear Friend Lisa
"Just this side of Heaven is a
place called Rainbow Bridge.
When a dog dies that has been especially close to someone here, that dog
goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our
special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of
food and water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the dogs who had been ill and old are restored to health and
vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again,
just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The dogs are happy and content, except for one small thing: they
miss someone very special to them; who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly
stops and looks into the distance. The bright eyes are intent; the
eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to break away from the group,
flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
YOU have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally
meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again.
The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the
beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your
dog, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together......."
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