For All Of You

[sophie's-mom]

When I read or see things that touch my heart I write poetry. Here is a poem for all of you that have lost. May your recovery be swift, but your memories last forever.

You brightened up my every day
If only for a while
I'll miss your little floppy ears
I'll miss your doggy smile
I listened to you snore each night
When you were fast asleep
But if I moved to go to bed
You would jump to your feet
I told you that the bed was mine
You must sleep on the floor
If I could have just one more day
I wouldn't say that anymore
You ran into the kitchen
Every time you heard me there
And when I said, "You don't like this"
Your eyes said, "I DON'T CARE!"
So I would give you broccoli
And you'd spit it on the floor
You had the nerve to look back up
And say, "I WANT SOME MORE!"
You terrorized the little squirrels
And scared the birds away
They really didn't understand
You only wanted to play
I think about your little quirks
And all the fun we had
But I couldn't watch you there in pain
It made me feel so bad
I know that you will never know
The way it made me cry
As I held your head and rubbed your paw
The day we said good-bye
But you're still in my kitchen
With your picture on my fridge
And I know that all your pain is gone
On your side of the bridge.


"Don't ask God why he took the ones we love, THANK him for giving them to us to love, if only for a little while."

[KatMc]

Thanks for posting, that's very true.

Kathy

[Dina's Mom]

Thank You!

I guess we sometimes forget how lucky we were to be blessed to have them. We should be thanking God for knowing just what we needed when He sent these wonderful creatures our way!!

[thoradopter]

Dear Sophie's Mom,

Thank you for writing and posting your poem. It is so lovely and honest. It takes courage to post personal poetry when one is not a professional. I'll print it out today when I go to work and keep it as another way to celebrate Sammy and Thor's time with us and to reinforce patience with our new rottie puppy Phoenix. Linda