In loving Memory
A LIVING LOVE If you ever love an animal, there are at least two days in you life you will always remember.... The first is a day, blessed with happiness, when you bring home your young new friend. You may have spent weeks/months deciding on a breed. You may asked numerous opinions of many vets, or done long research in finding a breeder. Or, perhaps in a fleeting moment, you may have just chosen that silly looking mutt in a shelter--simple because something in its eyes reached your heart. But when you bring that chosen pet home, and watch it explore its special place in your hall or front room--and when you feel it brush against you for the first time--it instills a feeling of pure love you will carry with you through the many years to come. The second day will come when your friend leaves you. It may be a sudden, anguished moment, a decision your friend and God have made for you, or a decission you make for your friend, out of compassion and caring. But whichever way your friend eventually leaves you, whether after a few weeks or months, or after many years--that day you will feel as long as a single star in the dark night. If you are wise, you will let the tears flow as freely and as often as they must. And if you are typical, you will find that not many in your circle of family or friends will be able to understand your grief, or comfort you. But if you are true to the love of the pet you cherished through the many joy-filled years, 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. And looking down at the place where your dear, perhaps dearest, friend used to lay--you will remember those two significant days. The memory will most likely to be painful, and leave an ache in your heart--As time passes the ache will come and go as if it has a life of its own. You will both reject it and embrace it, and it may confuse you. If you reject it, it will depress you. If you embrace it, it will deepen you. Either way, it will still be an ache. But there will be, I assure you, a third day when--along with the memory of your pet--and piercing through the heaviness in your heart--there will come a realization that belongs only to you. It will be as unique and strong as our relationship with each animal we have loved, and lost. This realization takes the form of a Living Love--like the heavenly scent of a rose that remains after the petals have wilted, this Love will remain and grow--and be there for us to remember. It is a love we have earned. It is the legacy our pets leave us when they go. And it is a gift we may keep with us as long as we live. It is a Love which is ours alone. And until we ourselves leave perhaps to join our Beloved Pets--it is a Love we will always possess. (Author, Martin Scot Kosins, adapted) |
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| What a wonderful tribute! |
Lisa she was beautiful! That photo is really lovely and so is the poem, they both moved me.
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| Hi Lisa
She looks so nice like a ANGEL.
wendy and gismo |
| Peppa Jane was beautiful. Your tribute to your wonderful freind really touched my heart.
Bless you on this anniversary. |
| Peppa Jane was truly beautiful - what lovely, touching words |
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| Peppa was gorgeous, as was the tribute. |
| Lisa, that was so nice.
You scared me for a minute when I saw you had posted in here after your post on Kelsey not doing well. |
| She was a gorgeous dog, she looks so serene in that photo... |
| Very touching. Love the picture, too.
sigh. |
barney1 wrote: You scared me for a minute when I saw you had posted in here after your post on Kelsey not doing well.
Me too...my first thought was "Dear Lord, please let Kelsey be okay". It is a truly beautiful tribute to your precious Peppa Jane who will always be with you in spirit. |
| lisa thats was so nice... Beautiful picture..
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| I saw the topic last night but refused to read the post in case it was about Kelsey.
Peppa was beautiful Lisa and what a great tribute! |
| Peppa was such a beautiful girl, and the tribute was so fitting, and oh, so true. My heart goes out to you, Lisa, as you remember your special girl. |
BatonRougeSheepies wrote: I saw the topic last night but refused to read the post in case it was about Kelsey.
Peppa was beautiful Lisa and what a great tribute! Me too. My heart dropped. I'm sorry about Peppa. I know you must still miss her a lot. |
| That was so nice.
Remember the ones that's not longer with us, but in our hearts for ever. Lene |
| Bless you sweet Peppa |
| Very touching and a fitting tribute to such a beautiful animal.
Debbie Shep's mama |
| Here's a salute to Peppa for all of the love and joy she brought to you! |
| Beautifull poem for a beautifull dog. |
| Hi Lisa,
Peppa was so lucky to have you as her mom. Your tribute was so heart felt and how fortunate Peppa was to have been chosen to live with you and your family. All sheepies should be so fortunate. She'll always be in your heart and mind as well as those that knew her. I know the anniversary is bittersweet as it brings back happy memories of her life and the pain of losing her too. Hugs to you. Marianne |
Lisa, what a wonderful tribute  |
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