THE FRIDAY NIGHT POST I have a friend, who just lost her beloved dog. she took him from a shelter just 9 months ago. So for her and her little bud i am reposting a story i wrote a few months back. DO NOT CRY FOR ME im looking down on you from the gates of heaven....i see the tears you shed for me.... i hear you whisper...she was a good old girl as you hold my leash tightly in your hands.. please do not weep for me; but smile that you gave me happiness. i remember the day i become yours. you went looking for a dog you could go jogging with at the local shelter. and as you were looking at all the dogs, the worker walked right by my pen; stating shes too old, shes not want you are looking for. i lowered my head in shame. i was a dirty matted old dog that no one ever loved. i thought just move on, its ok. but you stopped and knelt down, called me over and said I was beautiful....i licked your hand to thank you for your kind words... and then to me disbelieve, you told to the worker - ILL TAKE HER!!!! me, you were going to take me. o, my heart sang for joy. as you filled out the paperwork i placed my head on your lap. you whispered to me...you are perfect. that night, was the first time i ever was in a house. i laid in front of the fireplace, for the first time i was warm on a cold winters night. for the first time in my life. sparkling water in a clean dish and my food in a cermanic bowl - oh, this must be what heaven is like i thought. every morning i would wait by the garden gate for you to return from your jog for i know that when you came back we would go for a nice easy walk around the block; all the while you would talk to me and everyday tell me what a good dog i was. so please please do not cry for me - for you gave me the life i never knew. you showed me love. you showed kindness. i got to die in the arms of someone who loved me. not chained in the dirt or on a cold shelter floor. and I will be waiting for you, waiting for you at the gates of heaven and i will run thru the meadows with you. for here i am young and healthy and alive with love. cry no more - but smile in the knowledge that you saved my life.
Posted on: Sat, 09 Aug 2014 01:15:37 +0000