Guest mcsheltie Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 After reading the Remembrances today, I've been reliving a night I've tried to forget. The poem EmbersDad posted is just what I needed. Thank you. I AM WITH YOU I stood by your bed last night, I came to have a peep. I could see that you were crying, You found it hard to sleep. I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear, "It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here." I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour the tea, You were thinking of the many times, your hands reached down to me. I was with you at the shops today, Your arms were getting sore. I longed to take your parcels, I wish I could do more. I was with you at my grave today, You tend it with such care. I want to reassure you, that I'm not lying there. I walked with you towards the house, as you fumbled for your key. I gently put my paw on you, I smiled and said "it's me." You looked so very tired, and sank into a chair. I tried so hard to let you know, that I was standing there. It's possible for me, to be so near you everyday. To say to you with certainty, "I never went away." You sat there very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew ... in the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you. The day is over... I smile and watch you yawning and say "goodnight, God bless, I'll see you in the morning." And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide, I'll rush across to greet you and we'll stand, side by side. I have so many things to show you, there is so much for you to see. Be patient, live your journey out ... then come home to be with me. I just want to say... Here's to all that left us this year! And God bless all of us who are left behind. May the new year be good to us all. This post is dedicated to my beloved Mason Dec 12, 1997 - June 27, 2009 We got home at 2 am the night we let you go. I looked up in the sky and saw a star that outshone all the others. I had never noticed it before. But I have seen it every night since. I can feel you are still with me. I love you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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rycezmom Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 They are never really gone because they live on in our memories, hearts and dreams. Leslie Quote The more I see of man, the more I like dogs. ~Mme. de Staël Missing my Bridge Angels Ryce, Bo, Jim, Miss Millie, Miss Rose, Gustopher P Jones (Pimpmaster G), Miss Isabella and Miss Star Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ss556 Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 May those who lost this year find peace and find joy in the memories of those we lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Heehoo Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 I love this poem, someone sent it to me when Sadie-Grey died 10 yrs ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lynne893 Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Thank you so much for this. Timber, October 21, 1999 - September 14, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazygang Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 Peace be with you (& everyone)...... Quote Run free our beloved Sir Snowy, Pip, Queenie, Sadie, Tess & Rosie until we meet again......I would rather feel the thorn than to never see the rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhodyGreys Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 (edited) Thought it was time to share a poem I wrote back in 2002, after losing 3 greys in 8 months in 2001 and early 2002. Passage A year has gone by Since I set eyes on you. Vanished from my life: You, brilliant star… Still, I am not alone. I look into my heart, And there you are. The best of memories Have made a home In every breath I take. No second chance, no second-guess. I hold my hands out to the night, And as I glance into the past I see you racing, turning back. I listen to the distant stars, a whispered breath, As loved, remembered, scales the walls of death, And speaks low, in a voice I can't define... "Everything is fine. You are still mine." © 2002 m.e. pickering Edited January 1, 2010 by RhodyGreys Quote Meri & the Dorgwith Little Lee from Eetaly (Raider Retire), Freya FooFoo (Writers Block), Brodie (never raced), and "foster" JJ (Rossmore Judith). Missing Bravo, Chickie, Nico, Meri Carol, Lucky II, Ringo, Mylie, Bull, Geordie, Shae-Leigh, Stretch, Dustin, Cooper, Lucky, and Heidi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest EmbersDad Posted January 2, 2010 Share Posted January 2, 2010 i am honored that it brought you comfort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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