Thread: My Samoyed friend just died - I'm Devastated.

Originally Posted by Epic_Dragon

so sorry for your loss RIP beautiful samoyed.They are such a big part of us, fill our hearts up, and the scale of sorrow we all feel when they are called back to rainbow bridge is a measure of just how much they mean to us. This poem will probably make you cry, but also soothing at the same time. Someone passed it on to me once, I do not know who wrote it but here you go.
LAST NIGHT



I stood by your bed last night,
I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying,
You found it hard to sleep.

I whined to you softly
as you brushed away a tear,
"It's me, I haven't left you,
I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."

I was close to you at breakfast,
I watched you pour the tea,
You were thinking of the many times,
your hands reached down to me.

I was with you at the shops today,
Your arms were getting sore.
I longed to take your parcels,
I wish I could do more.

I was with you at my grave today,
You tend it with such care.
I want to re-assure you,
that I'm not lying there.

I walked with you towards the house,
as you fumbled for your key.
I gently put my paw on you,
I smiled and said " it's me."

You looked so very tired,
and sank into a chair.
I tried so hard to let you know,
that I was standing there.

It's possible for me,
to be so near you everyday.
To say to you with certainty,
"I never went away."

You sat there very quietly,
then smiled, I think you knew...
In the stillness of that evening,
I was very close to you.

The day is over...
I smile and watch you yawning
and say "good-night, God bless,
I'll see you in the morning."

And when the time is right for you
to cross the brief divide,
I'll rush across to greet you
and we'll stand, side by side.

I have so many things to show you,
there is so much for you to see.
Be patient, live your journey out...
then come home to be with me.

Damn mate... You've reduced me to tears again!!!!

Thanks though, a touching tribute.

Yeah it made me cry reading the poem too. Glad you liked it as well though. It is hard when they go I have it coming up with one of my horses, he is 25, turns 26 later this year. I have owned him for about 16 years now. Arthritis is getting pretty bad so I will have to make the choice for him. I dont remember life without him as was young when got him. To think of living in a world where he is not by my side kills me. But I cannot keep him around because of selfish reasons, best thing one can do is set their loved 4 legged free in the end.
Thinking of you and your family in this tough time. The sudden shock of the unexpected makes it a lot harder too