Carol-Charlie
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I wrote this in December 2004.... My Charlie left for the bridge in 2009 at age 18....
Christmas Eve at Rainbow Bridge
©2004 by Carol Notermann
There's a story told each Christmas Eve to "fur-babies" gone ahead.
They gather close around Him, some even bow their head.
There beside the Rainbow Bridge, He talks of long ago.
He talks about His birthday; His voice is soft and low.
He doesn’t talk of Wise Men, who came to see his face.
He talks about the animals that inhabited the place.
There were oxen, there were camels, and of course, there were the sheep.
And in a straw filled corner, cuddled up and fast asleep,
Was a lost sweet tiny kitten, who had wandered in that night.
He’d found the simple stable, since one star had shown so bright.
This tiny little kitten, opened wide his eyes and saw
A lovely little baby sleeping near him on the straw.
He went to get a better look, at the infant lying there
And watched His mother place her hand, upon the baby’s hair.
He remembered his own mother, how she’d lick his little head
And hoped she wouldn’t worry cause he wasn’t in his bed.
Then this infant started moving, and looked him in the eye.
The kitten felt all filled with love, and softly he did sigh.
He crept closer to the baby, and cuddled close to Him.
“I’ll keep Him warm” the kitten thought, “no harm will come to Him.”
So through the night the kitten kept his watch close to the child
And was lulled to sleep by angel’s songs of a child so meek and mild.
As dawn came to the stable, the mother saw the kitten there
She picked him up and cuddled him, and thanked him for his care.
Then as they packed to go away, the kitten now a part
Of this most Holy Family, he loved with all his heart.
Thus with this family he stayed, and had a special place
Playing with the Little One, and paw patting His sweet face.
When kitty's time on earth grew short, and his body was quite weak.
The child he’d warmed long years ago, held him close and He did speak.
“I’ll make a special place for you and other pets that have great love
I’ll create it in a Rainbow, with a bridge to Heaven’s gate above.
Others soon will join you, to play and wait with you
And when their human’s time has come - then they can join us too.”
Thus Rainbow Bridge Began . . .
Christmas Eve at Rainbow Bridge
©2004 by Carol Notermann
There's a story told each Christmas Eve to "fur-babies" gone ahead.
They gather close around Him, some even bow their head.
There beside the Rainbow Bridge, He talks of long ago.
He talks about His birthday; His voice is soft and low.
He doesn’t talk of Wise Men, who came to see his face.
He talks about the animals that inhabited the place.
There were oxen, there were camels, and of course, there were the sheep.
And in a straw filled corner, cuddled up and fast asleep,
Was a lost sweet tiny kitten, who had wandered in that night.
He’d found the simple stable, since one star had shown so bright.
This tiny little kitten, opened wide his eyes and saw
A lovely little baby sleeping near him on the straw.
He went to get a better look, at the infant lying there
And watched His mother place her hand, upon the baby’s hair.
He remembered his own mother, how she’d lick his little head
And hoped she wouldn’t worry cause he wasn’t in his bed.
Then this infant started moving, and looked him in the eye.
The kitten felt all filled with love, and softly he did sigh.
He crept closer to the baby, and cuddled close to Him.
“I’ll keep Him warm” the kitten thought, “no harm will come to Him.”
So through the night the kitten kept his watch close to the child
And was lulled to sleep by angel’s songs of a child so meek and mild.
As dawn came to the stable, the mother saw the kitten there
She picked him up and cuddled him, and thanked him for his care.
Then as they packed to go away, the kitten now a part
Of this most Holy Family, he loved with all his heart.
Thus with this family he stayed, and had a special place
Playing with the Little One, and paw patting His sweet face.
When kitty's time on earth grew short, and his body was quite weak.
The child he’d warmed long years ago, held him close and He did speak.
“I’ll make a special place for you and other pets that have great love
I’ll create it in a Rainbow, with a bridge to Heaven’s gate above.
Others soon will join you, to play and wait with you
And when their human’s time has come - then they can join us too.”
Thus Rainbow Bridge Began . . .
