Early Morning Sunshine Calling

 

There will never be another

little friend like you,

I will never share

so much again without you.

All the years side by side

and all the tears,

I’ve wept since you died………

Still in my heart I know

nothing ever dies

and all we love lasts ever on

and all we had has built us strong

and all I miss helps me see

if I grieve you and you are free

what I feel and what I know

I would never miss you

if I ever didn’t love you so.

You gave your all to be my friend

and I gave my all and love I send

as the other worlds where you are

are never distant, never far

your valiant heart

and loving spirit fills my day

you’re always in it

every time I rest in sunshine,

every time I talk to flowers

and enjoy the green

the fragrant scenes

and believe

you’re somewhere lovely too

my heart is over there with you.

It isn’t that I’m deeply sad

it is that I am truly glad

that lovely lifetime we shared together

helped us both feel so much better.

 

What, before, when I was seeking

walking, living, searching, reaching

was ‘the essence’ we found together

our bond of loyalty warms me ever.

Written on September 22, 2013.

Vale to my Sweetheart Poppy Greyhound,

who died September 3, 2013