My heart and eyes are crying with you. Sweet Sweet Blackie... You gave him the greatest gift of all. I know the pain... My sweet Charlie was with me over 18 years also.... The hardest thing I ever did was what you've just accomplished also. It does actually help me to know that we did take the pain that they'd had... and that they were now pain free. But don't let that stop you from crying. I literally did cry a river.
I wrote this long ago... but I hope it will help you.... Please know that my arms are around you, and I'm smoothing your hair... cry as long as you need, now that you're home again...
A Rainbow Path
© 2004 (by Carol Notermann)
I could hear you saying Blackie, in your very gentle way.
You told me that it was all right, I didn’t have to stay.
I was getting very tired, and the pain was leaving too
I closed my eyes a second, and a field came into view.
I still could hear you talking, but you seemed quite far away
Though I longed to be beside you, I just couldn’t seem to stay
For one moment I was with you, and the next I’m running free
I turned my head and there was Charlie, running next to me.
We ran together through the field, and blue birds filled the sky.
We chased and played together, then I turned and wondered why?
Why were you not behind me? I wondered where you went.
But someone was beside us, and He had a lovely scent.
He petted me and told me that I simply had to wait.
That before I‘d time to miss you, you’d be coming through the gate.
He said that very loyal pets, were granted special space
To wait for those who loved them, to see again their face.
So please, know I am waiting with dogs and cats, and many more
For the day that I can see again the faces I adore.
It’s really such a lovely place, there’s no sickness and no pain.
I’ll be so very filled with joy when I see you once again.
Thank you for setting me free.
Whisker kisses to you
Blackie
