some poems for those who have lost a furbaby...
For some of us the pain is still very real, but thought this might help us all through this tough time, i found these sweet poems and video on u tube, warning have your tissues ready, I hope they bring some form of comfort especially for Donna, and Slick and all of those who have lost precious furbabies.
It has now been ten days since i lost my Ash, my heart is still heavy, and I miss him terribly.Today is a tough day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rlWruCb13E
Beyond Twin Hearts
As much as I loved the life we had and all the times we played,
I was so very tired and knew my time on earth would fade.
I saw a wondrous image then of a place that's trouble-free
where all of us can meet again to spend eternity.
I saw the most beautiful Secret Garden, and on the other side
were meadows rich and beautiful -- lush and green and wide!
And running through the meadows as far as the eye could see
were animals of every sort as healthy as could be!
My own tired, failing body was fresh and healed and new
and I wanted to go run with them, but I had something left to do.
I needed to reach out to you, to tell you I'm alright
that this place is truly wonderful, then a bright Glow pierced the night.
T’was the Glow of many Candles shining bright and strong and bold
and I knew then that it held your love in its brilliant shades of gold.
For although we may not be together in the way we used to be,
we are still connected by our hearts no eye can see.
So whenever you need to find me, we're never far apart
if you look in the Secret Garden and listen with your heart.
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I Only Wanted You
They say memories are golden
well maybe that is true.
I never wanted memories,
I only wanted you.
A million times I needed you,
a million times I cried.
If love alone could have saved you
you never would have died.
In life I loved you dearly,
in death I love you still.
In my heart you hold a place
no one could ever fill.
If tears could build a stairway
and heartache make a lane,
I'd walk the path to heaven
and bring you back again.
Our family chain is broken,
and nothing seems the same.
But as God calls us one by one,
the chain will link again.
You will live on in my heart
my little friend so true,
and memories of you will fill my mind
until I go to you.
Loyal, loving, faithful, brave
until my saddest day
when you went alone your lonely road
but here I had to stay.
Our beloved ____, our faithful friend,
and your love you shared till the very end.
For __ years our family was blessed,
now it's time for you to rest.
You still live on in the hearts and minds,
of the loving family you left behind.
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A pet is such a special friend,
a friend in many ways.
Sharing love and companionship,
just looking for your praise.
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When I am gone, release me, let me go-
I have so many things to see and do.
You must not tie yourself to me with tears,
be happy that we had so many years.
I gave you my love; you can only guess
how much you gave me in happiness.
I thank you for the love you have each shown.
But now it is time I traveled alone.
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It takes us back to brighter years,
to happier sunlit days
and to precious moments
that will be with us always.
And these fond recollections
are treasured in the heart
to bring us always close to those
from whom we had to part.
There is a bridge of memories
from earth to Heaven above...
It keeps our dear ones near us
It's the bridge that we call love.
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I asked God for a flower, He gave me a garden.
I asked God for a tree, He gave me a forest.
I asked God for a river, He gave me an ocean.
I asked God for the world, He gave me "pet’s name here".
My heart is lost to you, always and forever.
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While you could not speak the words,
I could hear the whispers of your voice.
Telling me it was time to go,
to celebrate your life and rejoice.
You decided it was time to go and
find your resting ground.
You lay down your tired head and
went without a sound.
In my heart I know you loved me,
as much as I loved you.
I pray you've found the peace,
that's helped to see me through.
I thank you for all the joy in my life and
the smiles you've brought to me.
May God guide you on your journey and
may your spirit always run free.
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I can't believe you're gone. Why did you have to leave me?
I will miss everything about you: your sweet personality.
I have nothing but pictures and memories and
that is not enough to fill the empty spot in my heart.
I love you with all of my heart and
I'll always remember the good times we had together.
I may cry and be sad, but for knowing you, I'll always be glad.
I know you'll be with me someday, in another time.
But right now you're gone but you will always be here in my heart.
I will miss you!!!!!
I will see you again in heaven,
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You were the best.
Better than the rest!
I loved you from the start.
Until that fateful day.
That dreadful day.....
When you passed away.
You will always be my shining star!
And I will always love you.
But still my heart will go on......
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Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there, I do not sleep
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am the softly fallen snow
I am the gentle showers of rain,
I am the fields of ripening grain
I am in the morning hush,
I am in the graceful rush
of beautiful birds in circling flight
I am in the star shine of the night
I am in the flowers that bloom,
I am in a quiet room
I am in the birds that sing,
I am in each lovely thing
Do not stand at my grave and cry,
I am not there, I did not die.
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As time goes by I won't forget,
That you were my beloved pet.
You made me happy when I was sad
And just for that I'm very glad.
God took you to his home in the sky.
I miss you son but please don't cry.
Although my heart is broken in two,
One day I'll come and be with you.
I don't know when, but when I do,
I will come and cuddle you.
I think about you everyday.
My heart will never feel the same way.
Until we meet again some day,
Together forever and never apart,
You'll be forever in my heart.
Always thinking of you, never forgotten,
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Warm light coming from far below,
Twinkling, sparkling is the candle's glow.
All is well up on the ridge,
The place we know as Rainbow Bridge.
Furbabies sleeping in heaven's light,
Tended by candles in the night.
Peaceful dreams be theirs to keep,
As they slumber in this night so deep.
Hearts on earth that miss them so,
Take comfort in the candle's glow.
Watching for them in skies above,
Bound eternally by a cord of love.
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When God had made the earth and sky
the flowers and the trees,
He then made all the animals
the fish, the birds and bees.
And when at last He'd finished
not one was quite the same.
He said, "I'll walk this world of mine
and give each one a name."
And so He traveled far and wide
and everywhere He went,
a little creature followed Him
until it's strength was spent.
When all were named upon the earth
and in the sky and sea,
the little creature said, "Dear Lord,
there's not one left for me."
Kindly the Father said to him,
"I've left you to the end.
I've turned my own name back to front
and called you dog, My friend."
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Sunlight streams through window pane
unto a spot on the floor....
then I remember,
it's where you used to lie,
but now you are no more.
Our feet walk down a hall of carpet,
and muted echoes sound....
then I remember,
It's where your paws would joyously abound.
A voice is heard along the road,
and up beyond the hill,
then I remember it can't be yours....
your golden voice is still.
But I'll take that vacant spot of floor
and empty muted hall
and lay them with the absent voice
and unused dish along the wall.
I'll wrap these treasured memorials
in a blanket of my love
and keep them for my best friend
until we meet above.
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And God asked the feline spirit
Are you ready to come home?
Oh, yes, quite so, replied the precious soul
And, as a cat, you know I am most able
To decide anything for myself.
Are you coming then? asked God.
Soon, replied the whiskered angel
But I must come slowly
For my human friends are troubled
For you see, they need me, quite certainly.
But don't they understand? asked God
That you'll never leave them?
That your souls are intertwined. For all eternity?
That nothing is created or destroyed?
It just is....forever and ever and ever.
Eventually they will understand,
Replied the glorious cat
For I will whisper into their hearts
That I am always with them
I just am....forever and ever and ever.
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This last one is one of my favourites.
