Guest Karen72 Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 “The gift” One cold October morning .. A gift was placed in my unworthy hands This tiny furry bundle of life, with four magnificent paws And the most trusting brown eyes Who asked of me only one thing ‘.... Love me’ And I did, with my whole heart You grew... My gentle giant, Into the keeper of my secrets The source of my comfort and eventually the guardian of our home. This beautiful soul Whose wet nose and excited whine Greeted all to whom we opened our door Whose only purpose ~ in your mind Was to make the world smile Oh how you did. With a heart of pure gold And the curiosity of a child You loved the tiny person that tugged on your ears And wrapped her little girl arms around your neck You adored her She cried in your furry coat as I did when life wasn’t fair And you sat quietly until our world was right again. I don’t remember the time I first saw The grey in your fur It seemed to just appear one day, But when you faltered ~ It brought me to my knees My strong and gentle boy had grown old. Now that little girl Who you carried around our yard Whose bruises you licked Whose heart you captured ...those tiny hands now helped you down the stairs each morning And when the time came There was only one choice In return for the unconditional acceptance, The unwavering loyalty And the pure joy of life you brought into my world The precious friend who left paw prints across our lives These same hands that carried you home On that cold October morning all those years ago That held you in your fear, And promised to take care of you, Will carry you home again The hardest thing I could ever do It was time To give back ‘the gift’ Karen Gosse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleosMom Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 Karen, that's beautiful! Thank you for sharing. Quote Jennifer Cleo (Golddust Cadilac 83484 Blazing Desire X Greys Blu Fox) Cole (Hallo Jeremy 88778 My Rooster X Bahama Tango) Athena (R and a Peach 93839 Coldwater Guv X R and a Lady) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiffer Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 oh that is heartbreaking! Quote Jennifer and Beamish (an unnamed Irish-born Racer) DOB: October 30, 2011 Forever and always missing my "Vowels", Icarus, Atlas, Orion, Uber, and Miss Echo, and Mojito. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mleg2001 Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 It is beautiful, it is painful knowing your losing your friend, but there is a kind of peace by letting go if you know the dog is suffering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jengonetothedogs Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 So beautiful. I rarely read the 'remembrance' posts, because I know they'll make me cry, but I'm very glad I read this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Oh wow, that tore me apart, how beautiful your words were and what an inspirational tribute. I believe you were given a gift for sure.I will need to print that one out to give to people at work who have no computers. Thank you for sharing that. Godspeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest how888 Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 oops, I forgot to log in, that was me How 888. Once again that was very touching. I miss my precious Howie more than words can say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MJColeNC Posted June 17, 2004 Share Posted June 17, 2004 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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