In Memoriam

No longer do I see her brown eyes Looking at me, waiting for me to say Her favourite word. No longer does she sleep at the Bottom of my bed until dawn Waking with the sunrise. No longer can I feed her and watch Her woof her food down in time To beg for some of mine. No longer can she walk on soft Grass and sniff lamp posts, trees Or bushes. No longer can she feel sunlight on Her back, or soft rain falling from The sky. No longer can we go for long walks Around the park, or on the beach Or swim in the sea. I am left with a bridge of memories That I cross with a smile. Of brighter Years now past. She no longer feels the pain of Arthritis in her front legs, nor Of old age. She no longer has to visit the vet Every couple of weeks for Her health checks. She is now gone, but she is still With me in my heart, where the Love she gave me will never die.