October 19th 2005 8:43 am
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Is it only a year
That you and I still
Met another October
With a walk on our hill.
Just you and I
A chill in the air,
Told of another year gone,
Of the history we shared.
Of endless Octobers,
Of seasons long gone,
Of more years before us,
Of a life well done.
Which is why when you looked,
Your eyes meeting mine,
Straight into my soul,
I knew it was time.
I prayed to the gods,
Just a little more time,
I just can’t let go,
Of this heart dog of mine.
And so we fought,
We gave it our best,
His great heart still beat,
Just for a while, we withstood the test.
When the Good Shepherd’s whistle
At last bade Pete home,
I prayed “Take care of him, God”
And to Pete, “That’ll do”.
We fought the good fight,
My Petey and me.
Just a short dance in time,
For my Petey and me.
That day surely will come,
And I too will be free,
To dance in heaven's green fields,
My Petey and me.
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He belongs to the Ages now.
January 7th 2005 6:22 pm
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So this is where we part, My Friend,
and you'll run on, around the bend,
gone from sight, but not from mind,
new pleasures there you'll surely find.
I will go on. I'll find the strength,
life measures quality, not its length.
One long embrace before you leave,
share one last look, before I grieve.
There are others, that much is true,
but they be they, and they aren't you.
And I, fair, impartial, or so I thought,
will remember well all you've taught.
Your place I'll hold, you will be missed,
the fur I stroked, the nose I kissed.
And as you journey to your final rest,
take with you this....I loved you best.
-----Unknown
January 7th 2005 6:14 pm
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SomeOne must have decided I was worthy of a kindness when in 1990 I brought Pete home with me. The almost 15 years Pete and I had together was a gift.
But even in his death, miraculous things happened. As he was dying, the night before he passed to the Bridge, candles were lit all over this country, just for Pete, to "light his way Home". That night, e-mails flooded in, from coast to coast--New York, Washington, California, Iowa, Canada and even from across the ocean. Just for that one evening, the world glowed in soft candlelight to show Petey his way home and I have no doubt that the glow of candlelight, the unity of hearts, because of the love of people we never met, that Pete crossed in this warm glow of love.
And hopefully, even in his death, he will live on. I've renamed my small rescue "For the Love of Pete Border Collie Rescue". We are on Petfinders.
I'd like to think that Pete will live on in every deserving dog that gets a second chance because of rescue.
From the bad, I have no doubt will come some good----for Pete's sake.
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