I also had a tear in my eye, remembering my girl. No matter how long they are with us, it's never long enough. This form was the perfect choice for your message, terse, but hard hitting, and you executed it with just the right touch of true feeling shorn of excess sentiment. I especially loved 'fool and angel.." Perfect.
No one could express this love and loss any better. Dog days are never long enough and they take a piece of our heart with them when they leave. They are true angels!! 💙
I sit here, teary eyes, remembering our Chloe. An English Springer we had to put down way back in 2003. Her arthritis had progressed to the point our vet was hesitant to prescribe heavier meds. Fifteen years we loved her.
Your response to the TEN challenge is perfection, perfection.
Oh this made me cry, as I am sure you knew it would. SO beautiful. So true, every day of my life. Thank you, Shay.
ReplyDeleteOf all people, I knew you would understand this poem, dear Sherry.
DeleteIs that Sundance in the photo? Such a beauty.
ReplyDeleteNo. The same breed though.
DeleteI also had a tear in my eye, remembering my girl. No matter how long they are with us, it's never long enough. This form was the perfect choice for your message, terse, but hard hitting, and you executed it with just the right touch of true feeling shorn of excess sentiment. I especially loved 'fool and angel.." Perfect.
ReplyDeleteNo one could express this love and loss any better. Dog days are never long enough and they take a piece of our heart with them when they leave. They are true angels!! 💙
ReplyDeleteSad Shay. So sorry…
ReplyDeleteSo sad but beautiful at the same time.
ReplyDeletethe final command, "stay" is a perfect ending word for you shadow.
ReplyDeletethe terse and tearful tetractys for your "fool and angel" is both heart-warming and heart wrenching
ReplyDeleteI sit here, teary eyes, remembering our Chloe. An English Springer we had to put down way back in 2003. Her arthritis had progressed to the point our vet was hesitant to prescribe heavier meds. Fifteen years we loved her.
ReplyDeleteYour response to the TEN challenge is perfection, perfection.
This is so tender and beautiful. I too feel the powerful tug of the word “stay.”
ReplyDeleteThey stay in our hearts and memories... an evocative write, Shay.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful animal! And a fitting tribute.
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how much a pet can attach itself to your heart. I still feel sorrow for a cat that died as a kitten almost 50 years ago.
ReplyDeleteWith the sadness, there is joy mixed in with all the wonderful memories you have of them.
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