Cookie 1998-2007

[silverhawk]

I do'nt know if this is the right time, but it seems like a good time to share this. It is something I first shared with the Airforums community way back in 2003 in a thread started by Yukionna called, In Memoriam-- Kelsey.
I wrote it about twenty years ago for a girlfriend who had to put her beloved Dobie down. It is called...

You're Not Here Anymore

Sitting here quietly, thinking,
staring at the spot that was yours
beside the T.V.
You're not here anymore.
I will remember forever
the closeness we shared,
the security I felt
just knowing you were there.
You're not here anymore.
I can still clearly see
those soft brown eyes,
the way they would express
exactly what you were trying to say.
Until I finally realized,
it's time to go, OUTSIDE.
I shall never cross it from my mind
the look of pain in those eyes
and how they seemed to be crying.
What is happening to me?
Please make this pain go away.
I remember those eyes,
the things they would say.
There is an emptiness now,
in my heart, in my life, beside the T.V.
There are echoes of you
outside the door.
There is an emptiness there,
because you're not here anymore.

Silverhawk

I know many of us know the feeling and sadness of losing a beloved pet.
This is for all of you.

[ArtStream]

Terry and Marie,

Long live Sophie!

Holiday swishes,

Michael

[ROBERT CROSS]

Terry,

Looks as though Sophie is doing everything Cookie told her too....

Many smiles I bet.

I love your photo's.

There may be folks who can do without them, but I'm thankful we are not among them.

Good luck in all your new adventures.

Here's one that should bring a smile......

[danalee]

We lost our 13 year old golden, Baby last month. Reading this has started the tears flowing again. Seeing Sophie makes me realize that we will have another furry one to love again, just not yet. I can tell that Cookie is still in your heart where she belongs. Hope tomorow is a better day.

[SilverGate]

Originally Posted by overlander63

Remember to pet your four-legged friends, you never know when they may no longer be with you to enjoy your company.

Thanks, Terry and others, for sharing your heart-touching words and pictures here.

Bill

[sd90mac]

Originally Posted by danalee

We lost our 13 year old golden, Baby last month. Reading this has started the tears flowing again. Seeing Sophie makes me realize that we will have another furry one to love again, just not yet. I can tell that Cookie is still in your heart where she belongs. Hope tomorow is a better day.

Dannie,

It does get better, but never goes away. Memories are great and will bring smiles to you later.

Marie

[Sugarfoot]

This thread has again brought back the bittersweet. I miss my Maggie. And I hope Ms. Lulu lives forever. But alas, not in this world I'm afraid.

Dannie, your hurt is fresh and my heart goes out to you. Marie is right.

Terry and Marie, and to all who still miss their pets, may time continue to take away the pain and leave the sweetness of having shared their lives with us.

[Jimandrod]

Terry

The picture you posted in message # 59 is really great - the expression is priceless.

It's amazing how much our furry companions mean to us. We lost one of ours last October - Sam - our blue mink Tonkinese. He was more monkey than cat and he was incredibly high spirited. He lived to be 16 and had some difficult health issues. He died in my lap. It broke my heart.

We still have two Burmese cats - Gus and Philip. We want to start to get them accustomed to traveling with us. We'll see if we can convince them that an Airstream is where they want to be once in a while.

[funkill]

Originally Posted by silverhawk

I do'nt know if this is the right time, but it seems like a good time to share this. It is something I first shared with the Airforums community way back in 2003 in a thread started by Yukionna called, In Memoriam-- Kelsey.
I wrote it about twenty years ago for a girlfriend who had to put her beloved Dobie down. It is called...

You're Not Here Anymore

Sitting here quietly, thinking,
staring at the spot that was yours
beside the T.V.
You're not here anymore.
I will remember forever
the closeness we shared,
the security I felt
just knowing you were there.
You're not here anymore.
I can still clearly see
those soft brown eyes,
the way they would express
exactly what you were trying to say.
Until I finally realized,
it's time to go, OUTSIDE.
I shall never cross it from my mind
the look of pain in those eyes
and how they seemed to be crying.
What is happening to me?
Please make this pain go away.
I remember those eyes,
the things they would say.
There is an emptiness now,
in my heart, in my life, beside the T.V.
There are echoes of you
outside the door.
There is an emptiness there,
because you're not here anymore.

Silverhawk

I know many of us know the feeling and sadness of losing a beloved pet.
This is for all of you.

Wow. By the third line, tears were streaming down my face. That's a beautiful poem. Thank you.

I just posted a couple pics of my girls on another thread. My whippet was diagnosed with a rare type of kidney disease about 6 months ago. The vet specialist has not given me much hope....and I fall asleep crying often. The thought of the emptiness is overwhelming. But, she is the most active, most hearty whippet I've ever known. I pray she will be with me until she's an old lady.

My heart goes out to all of you who have had to say goodbye to your companions. I know too well how difficult it is .....

Here's my girl in her favorite viewing spot in the house. Just this morning she jumped up there and immediately back down. I realized the blinds were closed and she couldn't get a view of her friend, Scarlet (a greyhound neighbor) out for their morning walk. I opened them as quickly as possible