Thinking Of You Buddy

[K9karen]

Forgive me Liz, for seeing this so late, but I think of Buddy always especially when I see your name in a post. We've known each other a long time on PT. I know he's with you always.

[lizbud]

Dear Buddy, it's me again baby. I can't believe it's been four years since
you were sent on the way to Rainbow Bridge. I wanted you to know how
much you are missed ,how much you are still loved.

YOU WERE HERE

As I sit in those moments of quiet,
When sadness invades me,
I know that yesterday,
You were here.

Now you are away from us,
Not knowing your future,
Or when you'll come home, but yesterday,
You were here.

It has now been a week,
A week since you last were in the house,
An entire week since we carried you away,
To the place where we did not know your future,
But just last week,
You were here.

Another day passes;
a week ago, you were still with us,
In daily reports from the clinic,
They did not know your future,
But we could still hope, and,
You were here.

More days pass,;
A week ago you left us,
Your head cradled in our hands,
Your spirit gracefully moving upward,
But for a few hours of that day,
You were here.

Sadness invades again,
As I know that once those hours pass,
I can no longer look back,
Over the span of a familiar week's time,
To find that comforting point when,
You were here.

More time will pass;
Sadness will not so much invade as menace,
And I will mark the days,
Saying things like,
"last month, last summer, last Halloween, last year,"
You were here.

I dread that day,
One year from now,
That first marking of the time,
That your body was no longer with us;
Though we will never forget you,
Your tangible memory fades,
The feel of your fur, your head, your back, your weight against us,
The smell and sounds of you when,
You were here.

The emptiness is beginning to fade,
To change into another reality,
One with you still playing a part,
But a role of ethereal presence rather than physical comfort we crave;
Your memory, your spirit, your essence and counsel,
Dwell with us, but this feeling is not the same as when,
You were here.


Author: Jenine Stanley
Copyright (c) Jenine Stanley, 1999

[Dorothy39]

Oh lizbud!!!! I am starting to cry!!!

I feel your pain and despair!!! I have lost my Dear Foxy Jean, and when December 22nd revisits me, I know I will feel that loss all over again!!!!


It has been 3 years since I had to let go of my Katie Lynn!! ( had to have her put to sleep in February of 2003!!!) Oh, I can't even type!!!

December 22nd ,2006 will be another hard day for me!!!!! I feel your loss completely right now!!! Pet talk gave me a voice at last!!!


"HUGS" to YOU!!!!!!

[Cataholic]

Oh, God, Liz. I can't stop the tears. Four years- so long, but, so close, still. Still feeling your pain, and hoping the healing continues.

Gentle hugs to you.

Johanna

[K9karen]

Always a prayer for you, Bud.

[Sudilar]

That was a beautiful poem, Liz. I printed it out. I know how you feel and I do empathize completely. It seems so long ago....and just yesterday. Sending my heart out to you (and tears). Hugs.

last Halloween,
You were here.

This part sent me immediately into crying my eyes out....Halloween morning at 11:00am was the last time I held my Shiloh...looked into her eyes.....and let her go........................It still hurts.

[Randi]

Buddy was a beautiful boy, and I can tell you miss him a lot. He is with you in spirit.

Loved the poems.

(((hugs)))

[Lori Jordan]

What a Beautiful Tribute of your dear Buddy,It is so sad to say good-bye but now you can celabrate his life that is one of the few things left after they leave us,He knows he was loved Dearly and he carries that daily.Here is to Buddy!

[Logan]

Buddy, I hope you were right there to greet our babies when they arrived. We miss you.

Logan

[cyber-sibes]

(((hugs)))
Beautiful tributes, Liz. I'm so glad you posted those two poems, they express our losses so well. Buddy's looking down at you, sending you licks & tail wags from heaven.