Dixie

Two special poems for a special pet. x

~I thought I saw you here today~

We were so very close, we two
but I had to let you go
I hope that you can understand
it was because I loved you so.
No more pain, no aching limbs
no earthly ties that bind
No dimming eyes, no sleepless nights
you've left them all behind
I lost you many months ago,
and gained a broken heart
Yet I feel you close to me
although we are apart
Sometimes when I'm all alone,
I feel you by my side,
As if to try and comfort me,
through all the nights I've cried
I thought I saw you here today,
out the corner of my eye,
Felt soft fur against my skin,
heard the faintest sigh.
So wait for me at Rainbow Bridge
Until we meet once more
then we will walk together again
through Heaven's open door...
(Written by � Shiela Seymour)

~My Forever Friend~

I know that it must be different,
now that I am no longer there.
I realize how much I was loved
and how all of you did care.
I know it will be hard at first
when you look around for me.
Expecting to find me in my bed
or beside my favorite tree.
Someday you will begin to see
although it'll take some time,
the happy times you shared with me,
the memories are yours and mine.
I'll remember you, my friends,
and how much you meant to me.
So please don't grieve and don't be sad,
it was just my time to leave.

Mel Xxxxx January 27, 2009

For Sophie, love from Dixie. x

~Your Pets In Heaven~

To have loved and then said farewell, is better than to have never loved at all.
For all of the times that you have stooped and touched my head, fed me my favorite treat and returned the love that I so unconditionally gave to you.
For the care that you gave to me so unselfishly.
For all of these things I am grateful and thankful.
I ask that you not grieve for the loss, but rejoice in the fact that we lived, loved and touched each others lives. My life was fuller because you were there, not as a master/owner, but as my FRIEND.
Today I am as I was in my youth. The grass is always green, butterflies flit among the flowers and the Sun shines gently down upon all of God's creatures.
I can run, jump, play and do all of the things that I did in my youth. There is no sickness, no aching joints and no regrets and no aging.
We await the arrival of our lifelong companions and know that togetherness is forever.
You live in our hearts as we do in yours. Companions such as you are so rare and unique.
Don't hold the love that you have within yourself. Give it to another like me and then I will live forever. For love never really dies, and you are loved and missed as surely as we are.

Your Pets In Heaven

(Written by Ken D. Conover)

Mel Xxxxx January 25, 2009

For Dixie, xxx,

Dear Lord Above
I Send With Love
My Friend Who Died Today,
Comfort,Tend And Keep Him Lord,
In Your Special Way,


Keep Him Safe Lord
There With You
Until There Come's The Days
When We Will Once Again Be Joined
Together For Always.


Written By Michael Standing,
Copyright Registered.
Duly Noted, 90100245.

Michael Standing (GTS Friend) January 19, 2009

Beyond the Rainbow

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 Rainbow, 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.
'Twas 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 a cord no eye can see.
So whenever you need to find me, we're never far apart
If you look beyond the Rainbow and listen with your heart.

(written by CG, 1995)

Mel Xxxxx January 17, 2009

Just for you Dixie.......x

Its only since you had to leave,
i truly comprehend,
you were more than just a pet,
you were a true and trusted friend,
although we couldnt share the words,
you always let me know,
yours was the greatest friendship,
that i would ever know,
theres a place beside the fireside,
that nothing else can fill,
in all my dearest dreams,
i picture you there still.

If tears could build a stairway,
and memories a lane,
i would walk up to heaven,
and bring you home again.

They say i have my memories,
i know that this is true,
but i never wanted memories,
i only wanted you,

A million times ive needed you,
a million times ive cried,
if love alone could have saved you,
you never would have died.

Gone are the days we used to share,
but in my heart, youre always there

Miss you Dxie....x
Love you Dixie...x
Love from Sophie....x

Sophie Jenkins (Owner) January 14, 2009

. �:*:� ♥ �:*:�
You may find that a soul-- a bit smaller in size than your own--seems to walk with you, at times, during the lonely days to come.
And at moments when you least expect anything out of the ordinary to happen, you may feel something brush against your leg-- very very lightly. �:*:� ♥ �:*:�

Geraldine Snell December 29, 2008

Hi!

Hi Dixie how are you today? I forgot to tell you yesterday we have a hamster called Dusty. Hope you're having fun in Doggy heaven playing with all of you're new friends. Hope you're looking after Jack for Tigs. Love you from Sophie xXx

Missing you....x

Sophie Jenkins (Owner) December 18, 2008

I know what you're thinking. You think I'm dead. Because you cannot see me with your human eye, cannot feel me with your hands or hold me in your arms, you think I am gone forever.
You recall how I looked when I left this place, and you cannot remotely imagine that I could possibly be alive in another place. You are racked and torn by the pain of our separation and it blinds you to that which is right in front of you... me..............
I'm here to tell you different. You were worthy of my love and undying devotion on earth as I of yours. Do you really believe this love would be snatched from us forever by a loving Creator simply because I wasn't human? Was I not a living, breathing creation with personality? How could I have been so if I didn't possess the energy of soul, spirit and loving light? And if this energy is and always will be, then how can it be that I am dead?
.................

You say that all you have left are memories. Not so. You see, when I took leave of my earthly body I left a little something behind for you. You can't touch it, hold it or examine it for what I left behind is far too uninhibited for confinement. I left behind a piece of my soul. I placed it right next to your own which is quite fitting as we were always side by side in our earthly life together. I love you too much to have left you with nothing but memories, which tend to fade and grow cloudy as the years go by.
I love you too much to have vanished without a trace. How selfish it would be of me to remove love and light from your life.
.............

I understand your tears, each one you shed is testament to your love for me and I am honored and humbled. But don't forget the good things we shared - remember and smile. This is an honor for me as well. And when you need me I will be here. Close your eyes, relax, take slow, deep breaths and picture me in your mind. Shut off the world and your notions of what death is and give me a chance. Look for the subtle signs I send you. Don't stop being proud of me, I am a friend to be proud of, I am still your friend and soul mate.
Don't memorialize the death of my body but instead honor and celebrate my never-ending life for it is eternal and forever as is my love for you.
Until we meet again...
Author Unknown
(Passage from UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN)

Geraldine Snell December 17, 2008

For Dixie, xxx,

Have you a dog in Heaven, Lord?
Is there room for just one more?
Cause my little dog died today;
he'll be waiting at your door.

Please take him into Heaven, Lord.
And keep him there for me,
just feed him, pet him, love him, Lord,
that’s all he'll ask of Thee.

Michael Standing (GTS Friend) December 17, 2008

Greatest Dog

You're the greatest dog i've ever known

The most lovable and funny

No one can ever beat you

Or even defeat you

You're the greatest dog i know!

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Sophie Jenkins (Owner) December 17, 2008