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Life Ater Ruby

18 Months

Ruby

Just wanted to say I still miss you and think of you every day.

I wrote a poem for you

They say it helps to write a poem. I have never written a poem before. I am not sure if I'm finished with this or not. But 17 months ago today you left me. So here is the poem.


Ruby
You’ve now been gone for a year
Why do I still cry?
Dying, I no longer Fear
Some days I want to die.

Did you know how much I loved you ?
I thought by now I wouldn’t feel such Pain.
I don’t know what to do.
The tears still come like Rain.

Memories is all I have of you.
I can see you running so fast.
I think of things and I’m not so Blue
You always had a blast.

Ruby I need to know
Am I holding you back
I feel you need to go.
Run with the Pack

A couple nights ago
I thought you were there
I woke up and felt where you always slept
Of course the spot was bare
I laid back down and wept

15 months and I still miss you.

Ruby
I still miss you every day. Sometimes I can talk about you. But only if its a funny memory. Never about your illness. I still cry for you as I am now as I write this. I found this poem and it made me think of you.

DOGS WHO'VE SHARED OUR LIVES
Author Unknown

"They will not go quietly,
the dogs who've shared our lives.
In subtle ways they let us know
their spirit still survives.

Old habits still make us think
we hear a barking at the door.
Or step back when we drop
a tasty morsel on the floor.

Our feet still go around the place
the food dish used to be,
And, sometimes, coming home at night,
we miss them terribly.

And although time may bring new friends
and a new food dish to fill,
That one place in our hearts belongs to them...
and always will."