Amber

Amber xxx

Never forgotten sweet Amber,
Your life, you were here and loved,
Making your mark, on hearts,
Only you beautiful girl could.

So the sweetest of dreams,
You left your love, and memories,
So we will leave you now Amber,
With loving thoughts forever, and love xxx

Sue Smith

December 16, 2011

Amber xxx

The love held in your heart
Captivates me from the start
Holding you in my arms
You lick my face with all your charm

Watching you as days go by
You quickly grow, I wonder why
That you are given so little time
To live on earth and be all mine

Years pass by, you run and play
I know one day you cannot stay
For time takes a lasting toll
One day you’ll have a new role

To leave the world and be set free
I know you will be watching me
With a saddened heart I will go on
Because of you I can sing a song

The day has come to say goodbye
Holding you, I start to cry
Memories come rushing in
Of how you’ve been my best friend

Losing you, I will go on
You worry that I’m not that strong
Because of you my life was blessed
And filled with so much happiness

Thank you, my 4 legged friend
In due time my heart will mend
A part of me, you’ll always be
My friend for all eternity

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Sue Smith

March 29, 2011

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Blessed Are The Animals
Their days are like raindrops
on time's windowpane,
each trickles away
and will not come again;
but blessed are they
as their goodness shines through
and changes the raindrops
to diamonds of dew!
Their years are like leaves
that float to the ground
in colors of emerald
and amber and brown;
and blessed are they
whose "leaves", as they fall,
form a blanket of beauty
that comforts us all!
Their lives are like clouds
that swiftly sail by
and are gone in a moment
from Eternity's sky;
but blessed are they
who turn grey clouds to white,
whose love shines like stars
on the canvas of night!
Pet's souls are like angels
with wings that are furled,
assigned to each mortal
who dwells in this world;
and blessed are they
whose love conquers strife,
the animals are beacons
that brighten each life!

Author Unknown

Sue Smith

May 21, 2010

My Love For Animals
by Katherine James
Animals are loyal,
loving and obedient.
Caring and affectionate,
Gorgeous as can be!

Animals are friends,
Best friends to me.
Always standing by you,
As willing as can be.

Always underestimated,
But still they exist.
Nothing will ever hurt them more,
Than hatred and mistrust.

Always there to talk to,
Although they don't reply.
You see it in their eyes,
And know that they'll stand by.

They save life's,
And help the blind.
But still we do not see,
That animals weren't made as slaves,
But as friends for you and me!!!

Sue Smith

January 13, 2010

A Gift Of Paws
(Terri Onorato)
In the silent Christmas morning my heart begins to
ache as feelings from the day you left dawn slowly with daybreak.
I say a prayer of grateful thanks for the life that I've been blessed
and ask for strength so that I might through pain find happiness.
God sent you as a present though not received on Christmas day,
a gift of paws that reached down deep and stole my heart away.
Tears are part of healing, each one shed will ease the pain, so that memories will come to mind in a most dynamic, ardent way.
I doubt that you would want me to spend this day in tears.
I know you'd rather see me smile as from atop a cloud you peer.
Though a time or two I've lost my way since the Keeper called you Home,
now faith restored by angel paws will never come undone. A loving aura fills the sky as you rest on clouds of fleece,
and angels gently tuck you in,
may you sleep in heavenly peace.

Sue Smith

December 6, 2009

Amber

Into Spirit

I see you grieve,
I feel you grieve
But I am with you.
And will stay, til you laugh
When remembering the fun
We had in all those years.
Thank you for the courage to let me go,
No more weary, no more pain,
I am with you, you will feel me
My cold nose, my waving tail.
You will see my smiling mouth and shining fur,
You will hear my happy voice.
I can run now, I can play now
With all my family and my friends.
But I will love you and I will watch you
Til we meet again.

A Woodland Place

A woodland place full of dreams,
A mossed bank and bluebells,
Grey ashes floating down
Sinking into browned rich earth,
Spirit soft bodies,
Happy eyes waving tails
Cold noses pressed into our hands
There and all around, easing grief,
In soft warm, warm spring air.

Unknown

Sue Smith

October 20, 2009

From time to time people tell me, "Lighten up, it's just a dog," or, "That's a lot of money for just a dog." They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent or the costs involved for "just a dog."

Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just a dog."

Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a dog," but I did not once feel slighted.

Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by "just a dog," and, in those days of darkness, the gentle touch of "just a dog" gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.

If you, too, think it's "just a dog," then you will probably understand phases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise."

"Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy.

"Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience that makes me a better person.

Because of "just a dog" I will rise early, take long walks and look longingly to the future.

So for me, and folks like me, it's not "just a dog" but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the fond memories of the past and the pure joy of the moment.

"Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and diverts my thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.

I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just a dog" but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me from being "just a human."

So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog." just smile....because they "just don't understand."

- Anonymous

Sue Smith

October 3, 2009

"Paw Prints In The Sand"
By Phyllis Ann Min
With my pal gone
My side is bare
Just looking down
She is not there.
A heavy heart,
A saddened soul
A weight of passage
Tears untold.
Now all alone
I feel the space
Where oft my friend
Would lick my face.
Yet life goes on.
God’s outstretched hand
Sends hope through paw prints
In the sand.

Sue Smith

September 22, 2009

A Parting Prayer
Dear Lord, Please open your gates and call St Francis
to come and escort this beloved companion
across the Rainbow Bridge.
Assign her a place of honor,
for she has been a faithful servant
and has always tried to please me.
Bless the hands that send her to you,
For they do so in love and compassion
freeing her from pain and suffering.
Grant me the strength not to dwell on my loss.
Help me remember the details of her life with the love she has shown me
And grant me the courage to honor her by sharing these memories with others.
Let her remember me well
Let her know I will always love her
And when it is my time to pass over into your paradise
Please allow her to accompany those that will bring me home.
Thank You Lord
For the gift of her companionship
and the time we've had together.
And Thank You Lord
For granting me the strength
To give her to you now.
Peace.
Anonymous

Sue Smith

September 3, 2009

In Memory of Spirit Helpers♥♥♥
In Memory of all our pets
who we know are more than just furry friends.
With the knowing look they tell us♥
that they are reading our thoughts,
feeling our pain,
loving us unconditionally.♥
They force us to be present,
to pay attention,
these deliverers of messages.♥
For all our friends in the Animal tribe,
here on the Good Red Road,
and those who have taken the Blue Road of Spirit,
Thank you;♥
And one day, when it comes time for us to drop our robe and take that Journey,
there they will be, waiting faithfully to greet us once again.♥

- Rev. Marianne Goldweber

Sue Smith

September 3, 2009