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[Bird mama]

@feline groovy

The birds upstairs and downstairs listen to the same radio station all day when I am at work.  It's an oldies station.  I felt really old when they played Terent Trent D'Arby, rofl.

[Yardlie]

Give someone a hug.

[KingstonsMom]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

...to spend a couple of hours a day with a very old little black dog who has become my close friend over the last several months. He's my neighbor's dog and is all alone and old. I think he will be leaving me soon to go to the Rainbow Bridge. My heart aches.

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@SilleeMee

You're a kind soul!

IF IT SHOULD BE

If it should be that I grow weak
And pain should keep me from my sleep,
Then you must do what must be done,
For this last battle cannot be won.

You will be sad, I understand.
Don't let your grief then stay your hand.
For this day, more than all the rest,
Your love for me must stand the test.

We've had so many happy years.
What is to come can hold no fears.
You'd not want me to suffer so;
The time has come -- please let me go.

Take me where my need they'll tend,
And please stay with me till the end.
Hold me firm and speak to me,
Until my eyes no longer see.

I know in time that you will see
The kindness that you did for me.
Although my tail its last has waved,
From pain and suffering I've been saved.

Please do not grieve -- it must be you
Who had this painful thing to do.
We've been so close, we two, these years;
Don't let your heart hold back its tears.

--- Anonymous ---

[SilleeMee]

Thank you @KingstonsMom . That touched my heart. I've never seen that before. It has so much meaning!

[KingstonsMom]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

Thank you @KingstonsMom . That touched my heart. I've never seen that before. It has so much meaning!

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@SilleeMee

I found that poem when I was facing the loss of one of my last furbabies and I read it over and over, to give me the courage to do what I knew I had to do for him.

It's the most heartbreaking thing an animal lover has to do.

RIP, my precious Harley....

[HappyDaze]

Oh gosh @KingstonsMom I just lost one of my boys a few weeks ago and that poem just opened the flood gates. Oh it makes my heart ache so much, I can't stop crying. 

[SilleeMee]

Beautiful dog @KingstonsMom. I know you miss your furbaby.  I don't think we ever get over it. It's a hard thing.

[CareBears]

@SilleeMee I have tears streaming down my face, Pepper is blessed that you entered his life when it was obvious he needed help, I am sorry his health is fading, never easy to live through as us animal lovers know.

Take comfort in knowing when his time comes to cross the "Rainbow Bridge" that he will be made whole again, and be able to run and live free of pain, all the while holding you his angel of mercy in his heart!

Bless you for taking the time to make his life richer and for giving him the love he needs, Pepper and you will be held in my heart and soul for a long time to come, prayers going out to both of you!

[KingstonsMom]

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@HappyDaze wrote:

Oh gosh @KingstonsMom I just lost one of my boys a few weeks ago and that poem just opened the flood gates. Oh it makes my heart ache so much, I can't stop crying. 

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@HappyDaze

Maybe this one will help you.... I know how hard it is!

Last Night

I stood by your bed last night; I came to have a peek.

I could see that you were crying, you found it hard to sleep.

I whined to you softly as you wiped 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 your coffee.

You were thinking of the many times your hand reached down to me.

I was with you at the shop 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 re-assure you, that I'm not lying there.

I walked with you toward the house, you fumbled for your key.

I gently put my paw on you; I smiled and said, "It's me."

You looked so very, 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 tell you with such certainty, "I never went away."

You sat there very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew....

in the stillness of the evening, I was very close to you.

The day is over, I smile and watch you yawning

and say, "Goodnight, 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 meet you and we'll stand side by side.

I have so many things to show you, there's so much for you to see.

Be patient, live your journey out....then come home to be with me

[CareBears]

@KingstonsMom What a beautiful fur child Harley was, I am so sorry for your loss!