{"id":43,"date":"2010-04-25T05:12:24","date_gmt":"2010-04-25T05:12:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/poetry.luckycinda.com\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2017-05-15T22:00:22","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T22:00:22","slug":"sharing-heaven-with-our-dogs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/poetry.luckycinda.com\/?page_id=43","title":{"rendered":"Sharing Heaven with our Dogs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nYou may purchase this poem for $3, a portion of the proceeds will be donated to my local animal shelter.
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What would Babe say …<\/h2>\n

I was born into this world with a purpose
\nwhich you suspected from the moment that we met.
\nThat\u2019s why everything felt right and it was cherish at first sight
\nwhen you became my master and I became your pet.
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You behaved just like a mother and a father
\nand replaced the family that I\u2019d left behind.
\nI was frightened at first, expecting the worst
\nbut soon I learned to trust you – you were so nurturing and kind.
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How I remember the day we fell in love …
\nwhen we looked into each other\u2019s eyes and knew
\nthat no matter what the future might bring,
\nyou were meant for me and I was meant for you.
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Both of us have made some big mistakes
\nwhich led to ups and downs, to highs and lows …
\nlike me escaping through the gate or you getting home too late –
\nbut all that was forgotten and forgiven long ago.
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Now my span of years is winding down.
\nThough you\u2019re still growing up, I\u2019m growing old.
\nAnd you have so much left to be – so you must take this oath for me:
\nThat you\u2019ll keep finding joy in living long after I am cold.
\nOur final parting will make the angels weep
\nbut I have one last request and here it is –
\npromise you won\u2019t let me die with strangers at my side …
\nbut hold me till I\u2019m gone, then release me with a kiss.
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This separation we are facing was designed
\nby The Creator, who always gets it right.
\nThough we\u2019ve adored one another, I was meant to go before you –
\nbecause I still have one last task – to see you safe in Paradise.
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When your life is over and it comes your turn to cross
\nfrom this life to the next through the Gate at Heaven\u2019s Ridge
\nI will be there waiting to make sure you don\u2019t get lost.
\nI\u2019ll be your guide across the Rainbow Bridge.
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Yes, we will be together once again
\nthis time for forever, my dear friend
\nLook for me outside the Gate at Heaven\u2019s Ridge
\nand side by side we\u2019ll cross the Rainbow Bridge.<\/p>\n

Dedicated to Babe The Wonder Dog, with all my love<\/p>\n

c CINDA 1999<\/p>\n

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