Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Goodbye, My Friend.

Today, I said goodbye to my Kitty Friend.  We have been friends for almost thirteen years.  Kitty snuggled me through:

~ Many sleepless nights, when I was eighteen, newly married, and my husband was working midnights.  I had never even slept in my own room as a child, so I was scared and lonely.  She was a great comfort to me.

~ A near-collapse of that same new marriage.
We moved out together. 
Then we moved back in together.

~ Several years of repairing said marriage.

~ The birth of our children, and my subsequent depression after the first one. 
What a wonderful treasure was her company through my many tears.

~ Moving, several times.

~ Many cold winter evenings in front of the fireplace, her favorite spot.

~ Through the last two years, when nothing felt familiar, she was. 

Thank you, my Friend, for all the memories, cuddles, and the puddles. 
I have loved you so.


3 comments:

  1. STOP MAKING ME CRY! And I am sure thinking about you. I wish I could hold you and let you cry on my shoulder. I will miss her so much! Dad does too.

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  2. "THE RAINBOW BRIDGE POEM"

    When an pet passes that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

    All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

    They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

    You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

    Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

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  3. "THE RAINBOW BRIDGE POEM"

    When an pet passes that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

    All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor. Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

    They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent. His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

    You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

    Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

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