The Rainbow Bridge
By the edge of the woods, at the foot of a hill
is a lush green meadow where time stands still
Where friends of man and woman do run
when their time on earth is over and done.
By the edge of the woods, at the foot of a hill
is a lush green meadow where time stands still
Where friends of man and woman do run
when their time on earth is over and done.
For here between this world and the next
Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.
On this golden land they wait and play
Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.
No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness
For here they are whole, their life full of gladness.
Their limbs are restored, their health renewed
Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.
They romp through the grass, without even a care
Until one day they stop, and sniff at the air.
All ears prick forwards, eyes dart front and back
Then all of a sudden, one darts from the pack.
For just at the instant, their eyes have met;
Together again, both person and pet.
So they run to each other, these friends from long past
The time of their parting is over at last.
The sadness they felt when they were apart
Has turned into joy once more in each heart.
They embrace with a love that will last forever
Then side by side they cross over . . . together.
1998 Steve and Diane Bodofsky
Lucy Lou
Unknown - August 1, 2010
3 comments:
I'm so sorry...
"To have reverence for life
you must have reverence for death.
The dogs we love are not taken from us
but leave when summoned by the gods."
from Braided Creek: a conversation in poetry by Jim Harrison and Ted Kooser
Julie-Ann, that's so sad, what a sweet baby.
Julie Ann, that poem is so beautiful... I can't stop cryng! I'm so sorry you lost your Lucy-Lou. But I am so happy to have found YOU! ... Tamara <3
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