The loss of each is solaced,
yet never erased,
by the perpetual beating
of each heart
within my own.
Request from Rainbow Bridge
by Consta Jenkins
Weep not for me though I am gone
Into that gentle night.
Grieve if you will, but not for long
Upon my soul's sweet flight.
I am at peace, my soul's at rest
There is no need for tears.
For with your love I was so blessed
For all those many years.
There is no pain, I suffer not,
The fear now all is gone.
Put now these things out of your thoughts,
In your memory I live on.
Remember not my fight for breath
Remember not the strife
Please do not dewell upon my death,
But celebrate my life.
"Copyright 1992 Constance Jenkins,
All Rights Reserved"
"In Loving Memory of Isolde Jenkins"
The saddest sound in the universe is the......last heartbeat.
Don't Grieve Too Long
Don't grieve too long for now I'm free
I'm following the path God set for me.
I ran to Him when I heard His call
I purred good-by and left it all.
I could not stay another day
To chase to love to run and play.
Games left unplayed must stay that way
I found such peace it made my day.
My parting has left you with a void
So fill it with your remembered joy.
A friendship shared, your laugh, a kiss
Oh, yes, these things I too shall miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life's been full, you've given so much
Your time, your love and gentle touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all to brief
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your heart and share with me
God wanted me now, He set me free.
Author Unknown
Farewell
Author unknown
Farewell my humans,
Yet, not farewell.
Where I go you too shall dwell.
I am gone, away from this place
A moments time, a little space.
When you come where I have stepped,
You will wonder why you ever wept.
The Silhouette
By Terri Onorato
The silhouete stands boldly
at the end of the hallway
ears erect, eyes like jewels
the tail, it softly sways.
This wouldn't be the first time
I've seen her stand nearby
her image clear as crystal
from the corner of my eye.
Her visits I don't share with some
who think I've went over and beyond
the grieving time they deem I need,
they say I should move on.
I sometimes pity people who
have never felt just cause
to share the bond between two souls,
one with hands and one with paws.
The silhouette reminds me
what the others say is wrong
for as long as breath goes through me
there exists our mighty bond.
When the Keeper calls me home
and the Bridge gates open wide
our bond will deepen ten fold
as we walk through side by side.
You see, I am the lucky one
as I've been truly blessed
for someday we'll walk together
as eternal silhouettes.
A Cat's Request
If it should be that I grow frail and weak
And pain should keep me from my sleep
Then you must do what must be done
For this, the last battle, can't be won.
You will be sad - I understand
Don't let your grief then stay your hand
For this day, more than all the rest
Your love and friendship stand the test.
We've had so many happy years
What is to come can hold no fears
You'd not want me to suffer, so
When the time comes, please let me go.
I know in time you too will see
It is a kindness you do to me
Although my tail its last has waved
From pain and suffering I've been saved.
Don't grieve that it should be you
Who has to decide this thing to do
We've been so close, we two these years
Don't let your heart hold any tears.
SPCA News - England
Author unknown
Misty
by Murph
Misty, my friend
I wish we had met.
I know your spirit
soars above.
You raced through life,
far too fast.
I will miss you
in the hunts.
You were the best.
I will see you sometime
in the future.
The Rainbow Bridge calls
to us all.
Farewell my friend.
Angels keep you.
"Warm summer sun, shine kindly here;
Warm southern wind, blow softly here;
Green sod above, lie light, lie light --
Goodnight, dear heart, goodnight, goodnight."
Written by Mark Twain for his daughter,
Olivia Susan Clemens,
who died August 18, 1896, age 24
An Old Russian Prayer
Anonymous
Hear our prayer, Lord, for all animals,
May they be well-fed and well-trained and happy;
Protect them from hunger and fear and suffering;
And, we pray, protect specially, dear Lord,
The little cat who is the companion of our home,
Keep her safe as she goes abroad,
And bring her back to comfort us.
The Feline Spirit
And God asked the feline spirit
Are you ready to come home?
Oh, yes, quite so, replied the precious soul
And, as a cat, you know I am most able
To decide anything for myself.
Are you coming then? asked God.
Soon, replied the whiskered angel
But I must come slowly
For my human friends are troubled
for you see, they need me, quite certainly.
But don't they understand? asked God
That you'll never leave them?
That your souls are intertwined. For all eternity?
That nothing is created or destroyed
It just is....forever and ever and ever.
Eventually they will understand,
Replied the glorious cat
For I will whisper into their hearts
That I am always with them
I just am....forever and ever and ever.
~Author Unkown~
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