She is Gone

Author Unknown

You can shed tears that she is gone

or you can smile because she has lived.

You can close your eyes and pray that she'll come back

or you can open your eyes and see all she's left.

Your heart can be empty because you can't see her

or you can be full of the love you shared.

You can turn your back on tomorrow and live yesterday

or you can be happy for tomorrow because of yesterday.

You can remember her and only that she's gone

or you can cherish her memory and let it live on.

You can cry and close your mind, be empty and turn your

back

or you can do what she'd want: smile, open your eyes, love

and go on.

Stood By Your Bed Last Night

by Geoff Fierce

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 am 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.

That in the stillness of that evening,

I was very close to you.

The day is over...

I smile and watch you yawning

and say "good-night,

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.

Loved Ones Are With You Always,

Wherever You May Go

They will not go quietly, the

pets who've shared our lives.

In subtle ways they let us

know their spirit still survives.

Old habits still make us think

we hear a voice at the door.

Or step back when we drop

a tasty morsel on the floor.

Our feet still go around the place

the food dish used to be.

And, sometimes, coming home

at night, we miss them terribly.

Although time may bring new friends

and a new food dish to fill, that one

place in our hearts belongs to them...

and always will.

Author Unknown~

I AM YOUR DOG

I am your dog, and I have a little something I'd like to whisper in your ear.  I

know that you humans lead busy lives. Some have to work, some have

children to raise.  It always seems like you are running here and there, often

much too fast, often never noticing the truly grand things in life. Look down

at me now, while you sit there at your computer. See the way my dark

brown eyes look at yours?  They are slightly cloudy now.  That comes with

age. The gray hairs are beginning to ring my soft muzzle.

You smile at me; I see love in your eyes. What do you see in mine?  Do you

see a spirit? A soul inside, who loves you as no other could in the world?  A

spirit that would forgive all trespasses of prior wrong doing for just a simple

moment of your time?  That is all I ask. To slow down, if even for a few

minutes to be with me.  So many times you have been saddened by the

words you read on that screen, of other of my kind, passing. Sometimes we

die young and oh so quickly, sometimes so suddenly it wrenches your heart

out of your throat. Sometimes, we age so slowly before your eyes that you

may not even seem to know until the very end, when we look at you with

grizzled muzzles and  clouded eyes. Still the love is always there, even when

we must take that long sleep, to run free in a distant land.

I may not be here tomorrow; I may not be here next week.  Someday you

will shed the water from your eyes, that humans have when deep grief fills

their souls, and you will be angry at yourself  that you did not have just "One

more day" with me. Because I love you so, your sorrow touches my spirit

and grieves me.  We have NOW, together. So come, sit down here next to

me on the floor, and look deep into my eyes. What do you see? If you look

hard and deep enough we will talk, you and I, heart to heart. Come to me

not as "alpha" or as "trainer" or even "Mom or Dad," come to me as a living

soul and stroke my fur and let us look deep into one another's eyes, and talk.

I may tell you something about the fun of chasing a tennis ball, or I may tell

you something profound about myself, or even life in general. You decided

to have me in your life because you wanted a soul to share such things with.

Someone very different from you, and here I am. I am a dog, but I am alive.

I feel emotion, I feel physical senses, and I can revel in the differences of our

spirits and souls. I do not think of you as a "Dog on two feet" -- I know what

you are. You are human, in all your quirkiness, and I love you still.

Now, come sit with me, on the floor.  Enter my world, and let time slow

down if only for 15 minutes.  Look deep into my eyes, and whisper to my

ears.  Speak with your heart, with your joy and I will know your true self.  

We may not have tomorrow, and life is oh so very short.

--Love, (on behalf of canines everywhere)

Author Unknown

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WHEN TOMORROW STARTS

WITHOUT ME

When tomorrow starts without me

And I'm not there to see;

The sun will rise and find your eyes,

All filled with tears for me.

I wish so much you wouldn't cry

The way you did today

Remembering how I'd lay my head

In your lap that special way.

I know how much you love me,

As much as I love you,

And each time that you think of me,

I know you'll miss me too.

But when tomorrow starts without me,

Please try to understand,

That an Angel came and called my name,

And petted me with her hand.

She said my place was ready,

In Heaven far above.

And that I'd have to leave behind,

All those I dearly love.

But, as I turned to heel away,

A tear fell from my eye.

For all my life I never thought,

That I would have to die.

I had so much to live for,

So many sits and downs to do,

That it seemed almost impossible,

That I was leaving you.

I thought about our lives together,

I know you must be sad.

I thought of all the love we shared,

And all the fun we had.

Remember how I'd nudge your hand,

And poke you with my nose.

The squirrel I would gladly chase,

The bad guy "I'd bark and hold".

If I could relive yesterday,

Just even for a little while,

I'd wag my tail and kiss you,

Just so I could see you smile.

But, then I fully realized,

That this could never be;

For emptiness and memories,

Will take the place of me.

And when I thought of treats and toys

I might miss come tomorrow,

I thought of you and when I did

My dog-heart filled with sorrow.

But then I walked through Heaven's Gate

And felt so much at home;

As God looked down and smiled at me

From His beautiful throne.

He said, This is eternity,

And now we welcome you.

Today your life on earth is past,

But here it starts anew.

I promise no tomorrow

But today will always last;

For you see, each day's the same day

There's no longing for the past.

Now you have been so faithful,

So trusting, loyal and true.

Though there were times you did things,

You knew you shouldn't do.

But good dogs are forgiven,

And now at last you're free.

So won't you sit here by my side,

And wait right here with me?

So when tomorrow starts without me,

Don't think we're far apart.

For every time you think of me,

I'm right there, in your heart.

Author: Unknown