Coconut9184
10-01-05, 04:15 PM 10-01-05
I lost a special friend today
The kind you can't replace
And looking at her empty cage
I still can see her face
I see the endless energy
The sparkling puppy eyes
Not the tired, fragile friend
I had to bid goodbye
I know she's in a special place
Our Lord has for such friends
Where meadows, fields and flowers
Help make them strong and whole again
I remember how she's run to me
To play her favorite game
And how her ears would perk right up
Whenever I called her name
I remember at the River
Where she loved to run and roamed
Those walks we took along the beach
Never wanting to go home
But as those precious years went by
And we both aged and grew
I'd find her often slowing down
But we still had much to do
She did her guard dog duty well
Each time the doorbell rang
Strangers surely couldn't see
My gentle friend, behind those fangs
I've noticed in the recent times
Her ears were not as sharp,
Where is that running ball of fur
The years have shown their mark.
She started sleeping next to me
Was this her special clue
Because she felt the end was near
I wish I only knew
My Trisket was a special dog
I know she gave her best,
But as I looked into her eyes
I knew it was her time to rest
It will truly be a struggle
I don't know how I'll face each day
I have to let her go, I know
But in my heart she'll always stay.
This special place our Lord has made
Health and strength wait for her there
So with my very special friend
I'm sending all my prayers
I know she's watching over me
She'll be with me when I cry
So with one more kiss on her beloved head
I told my best friend goodbye.
The kind you can't replace
And looking at her empty cage
I still can see her face
I see the endless energy
The sparkling puppy eyes
Not the tired, fragile friend
I had to bid goodbye
I know she's in a special place
Our Lord has for such friends
Where meadows, fields and flowers
Help make them strong and whole again
I remember how she's run to me
To play her favorite game
And how her ears would perk right up
Whenever I called her name
I remember at the River
Where she loved to run and roamed
Those walks we took along the beach
Never wanting to go home
But as those precious years went by
And we both aged and grew
I'd find her often slowing down
But we still had much to do
She did her guard dog duty well
Each time the doorbell rang
Strangers surely couldn't see
My gentle friend, behind those fangs
I've noticed in the recent times
Her ears were not as sharp,
Where is that running ball of fur
The years have shown their mark.
She started sleeping next to me
Was this her special clue
Because she felt the end was near
I wish I only knew
My Trisket was a special dog
I know she gave her best,
But as I looked into her eyes
I knew it was her time to rest
It will truly be a struggle
I don't know how I'll face each day
I have to let her go, I know
But in my heart she'll always stay.
This special place our Lord has made
Health and strength wait for her there
So with my very special friend
I'm sending all my prayers
I know she's watching over me
She'll be with me when I cry
So with one more kiss on her beloved head
I told my best friend goodbye.