To Roamie

Asta and Roamie, Can you hear me?
My heart is really low
I can't seem to forgive myself
that I had to let you go.

My mind was set on loving you till the very end.
You deserved this from your Mom
for each of you were my Friend.

When both of you had to leave
I could not stop them from taking you and I cried
For I handicapped and could not walk
Never did I think I'd hear so quickly you had died.

I hope you did not suffer
and went peacefully to sleep,
Mom is sorry I let you down
I now think of this and weep.

I know that you each are happy now
you are together and never have to feel pain,
I hope that you can forgive me
until we meet again!

I Need Your Help, Sweetie

Aunt Ellen's dog, Asta has been here until I fell and had to go to the hospital.
Cousin Bert took him home with him. Now Asta is missing.
Please send agnels out to keep him safe and to lead him back to Bert's house or to wehre someone sees him and recognizes him from the posters we have put out.

I want him back home with me,

Thank you dear.
Love,
Mom

Hello, Precious!

Just sending a note to cyperspace incase some angel reads it.
I love you and still miss you. Bradley is taking good care of me, honey. He is so much larger than you but very sweet.

I know that you are having a wonderful time in heaven. Take care of my family there.

I love you,

Mom (Nancy)

Friendship

Dear Roamie,
You will be so happy to know that John and I have gotten to know your Mom and Dad who owned you. They are very nice people.
Your dad helped us move some items that belonged to Granddad Williams from the shed last week.
Your mom stopped one day and helped me as my electric chair was stuck in some mud. I was waving for people to stop and she was the one who did. Many past me so I know she is a nice lady.
Bradley likes Mr. Lenny. He has not met Miss Sharon yet.
Just thought you'd be happy to know that we have shared our grief of your passing and all of us loved you.
Granny

Today we had a visitor. Feb. 26, 2007

Roamie/ Max's human father came to our house today. He met Bradley and I asked about Roamie/ They call him Max. We talked about them playing together and I told him how much Roamie had meant to me.
When he left, JM walked out with him and Roamie's human father told him that he could not tell me, but Roamie had been run over by a car and killed.

I have had a feeling for quite sometime that he was in heaven.My heart aches and I cry. I have asked God to let my Daddy take care of him for us.
Bradley can never take his place but I do love Bradley but Roamie will always be the dog who restored a purpose to my life.

NWL

I ONLY WANTED YOU

They say memories are golden
well maybe that is true
I never wanted memories,
I only wanted you.

A million times I needed you,
a million times I cried.
If love alone could have saved you
you never would have died.

In life I loved you dearly,
In death I love you still.
In my heart you hold a place
no one could ever fill.

If tears could build a stairway
and heartache make a lane,
I'd walk the path to heaven
and bring you back again.

Roamie, A Story

ROAMIE
THE WIRE HAIR TERRIER


John was sitting outside in the swing on a warm summer night.

He watched the lighting bugs in the darkness around him.



Suddenly he saw a medium sized dog come toward him out of the yard.

“Here puppy” called John in a soft, loving voice.

The frightened little dirty, smelly dog came to John’s feet.


John leaned down to pat the dog.
“Little one, why are you roaming around so late at night?”

The dog looked at John as if to say, “Please help me because I have no one to care.”


John went into his house and took a hot dog from the frig and warmed it in the microwave.


Going back to the yard, John fed the dog.



“Feller, you need a name. You have roamed into my yard so I’ll call you Roamie.



Roamie looked at John and jumped into his lap.
.
John’s Mom who was inside working at her computer.


”Come with me little friend” John spoke in a gentle voice.
The dog followed without fear as John walked into his house.


“Mom, I have a visitor for you to meet.”


John’s Mom turned away from her desk and looked into the sweetest little face that she had ever seen on a dog.


“Mom, meet Roamie.”
“Oh, he is so precious but please take him outside. He is so dirty and stinky!” Mom said.

John got some warm milk and more hot dogs to feed the little dog.
He looked for a tag around the dog’s neck and a collar but none was found.

The next morning Roamie was given a bath. Actually, he was given three baths to get all the dirt out of his hair.


Much to John’s surprise, Roamie was a white dog with brown markings.


He checked message boards at the grocery stores near his home.
No LOST DOG signs appeared.

John got Roamie a new bed, toys and the best dog food on the market shelf.

Roamie slept for four days.

He did not want to play with Sally Belle, the next door neighbor’s dog.



John and Mom took Roamie to the vet, Dr. Wood.

He said Roamie had traveled a long way to John s house.

He gave Roamie shots and some medicine to give him more pep.

Roamie soon had lots of energy.

Sally Belle and Roamie played in the field chasing rabbits.

They dug in the dirt in the shed behind John’s house.

John played catch with them in the big yard.

Mom played racing with Roamie and Sally Belle in her electric chair outside.

Roamie slept with John in his big tall bed at night.


Love is having a dog to call your own.

Roamie was love to us.

Dear Roamie,

I still miss you and your love. The pain is lessened but the love that you gave to me still is so MISSED. Tears still come and I think of you often.
I hope that you are being well treated and that you were sheared this summer so you would not be so hot.
I still love you and will forever.
Hugs

Written on Sept. 20. 2005

May 14, 2005

Dear Roamie,
It has been almost a year since you came and left us. My heart still aches for you. Mary Ann at dr. Wood's office asked about you this week and I cried.
My sister in law wrote that she thought I still was grieving for you in an email message which was just out of the blue. I do miss you.
You brought so much love to me and gave me a purpose and will to get well.
I want to get another dog like you that no one can take from me.
I pray that you are being cared for lovingly and kept properly groomed and that they are using preventive health care for you.
I'll see you in heaven my dear baby.
Love,
Granny

Court Today Was Victorious

Dear Roamie,
Even though you are not living with us, I think of you often and speak of you frequently.
I do hope that you are indeed in a loving home with the family who has you.
Today, we went to court to seek reimbursment for the expenses that we incurred to make you healthy and have preventative treatment.
The judge heard our case and ruled in our favor stating that your owners should be grateful to us for caring for you and seeking the medical care that you needed.
I love you Roamie!
Granny

My Dear Roamie

I was four weeks this past Sunday that you left our home. My heart still aches for you. Sweetie, I miss you terribly and part of me is dead. I shall never be able to replace the love that you gave to me and that I held for you but I do hope that God puts another precious animal into my care soon.
Love,
Mom