R.I.P. Ren (1992-2007)

[Teacher's Pet]

I'm sorry for your loss. I lost a pet too, a Golden Retriever- he was poisoned. I recieved a card with this poem, and I have always had a copy of it. I would like it to share it with you.

 

"The Rainbow Bridge"

 

By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill,

Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.

Where the 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 they 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 lives filled with 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 start, and sniff at the air.

All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,

Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.

For just at that 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 while they were apart,

Has turned into joy once more in each heart.

They embrace with a love that will last forever,

And then, side-by-side, they cross over… together.

 

My mother actually found a copy of that in a magazine somewhere.

 

She cut it out and framed it with a picture of Ren from when she was just a kitten.....

 

I didn't even know she did it until I noticed it on my wall in the living room yesterday.

 

Then, the tears flowed.

 

-tp

sap.

[Ssheena]

I bet she cried as well. Mom's hate to see their son's sad (and daughters too).

 

I swear I stayed in bed for at least 2 days just crying when my beloved TJ passed. At that time he had been a part of HALF of my life and my best buddy.

 

I'm truly sorry for your loss.

(passes the klenexx box)

[Teacher's Pet]

(passes the klenexx box)

 

Fortunately, I keep a box next to my bed at all times.

 

...well, I AM single...

 

-tp

either way, tears are still involved