This is a poem i wrote when my Granddad passed away. I’m sharing it with you today as a tribute to another death close to my heart.
Yesterday, my beloved dog, Milo, passed away, while i was at work.
R. I. P. love of my life. And thank you for gracing my life for the eleven years you were a part of it.
No one has known love until they’ve been loved by a dog.
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I thought I was alone today
Looking into the blue,
Then I noticed a change
As the breeze gently blew
I looked around and felt something
I didn’t know what I sought
But realised then that I was wrong
As to me came a thought
It came to me gently as I stood there
It beckoned me to take note
And as I saw the clouds above
To me came new hope
Not quite a memory
Stirred in my mind
A glimpse of better times
That I thought I had left behind
Then I heard a voice
Gently in the breeze
“I am here with you forever
Now just let me stay please
I will stand by your side
And watch while you sleep
I will be there now
Even as for me you weep
And if you ever want a yarn
Or just to let me know
Light a candle and I’ll be there
And I’ll stay until you let me go.
Look for me beyond the clouds
Seek me in the sky
Search for me past the rainbow
And as the rain passes by
I will meet you there one day
I will wait until you see
That past where the night meets the sun
I am where I am meant to be.”
I wrote this the day after Grandad died…so on 21 October 2010.
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