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Benji

Birthday gift, when three

Every day he’d walk with me

Never left my side

Just yesterday my dog died

I’m upset, I’ve cried and cried

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05/18/21

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Kim Merryman

Date: 6/8/2021 2:23:00 PM

This is so sad, Jan! Glad to know its fictional. Congrats on your win! Blessings, Kim M

Terry Flood

Date: 6/6/2021 3:34:00 PM

Popping by with congrats on your win, Jan, Terry

Alexis Y.

Date: 6/6/2021 2:10:00 PM

Hi Jan, I'm just coming back to say congratulations on your win. Have a great day, my friend:-) Alexis

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 6/6/2021 12:15:00 PM

Well rhymed, my friend. I hope this was fictional? Congrats in my contest.

Scott Thirtyseven

Date: 5/21/2021 5:47:00 AM

I've read this with a dog on the couch beside me. So good to feel his chest going in out with his breathing. Nice write, a little cute, I a lot sad.

Gary Radice

Date: 5/20/2021 3:21:00 AM

Jan, I'm so glad to hear this is a fictional account but your poignant poem is a great reminder as to how much pets can provide security, comfort and unconditional love. Cheers - Gary

Anne-Lise Andresen

Date: 5/20/2021 3:07:00 AM

- A great sorrow to lose his best friend ... a lovely poem, Jan :) - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :)

Alexis Y.

Date: 5/19/2021 3:20:00 PM

Hi Jan, What a touching write on the loss of a pet. It's good to hear it's fiction. Best wishes in the contest. Have a great day:-) Alexis

Susan Lawrence

Date: 5/19/2021 11:55:00 AM

Jan, Animals are our best companions ..so selfless and loving. They live lives much too short. Big hugs, Susan :)

Carolyn Devonshire

Date: 5/19/2021 10:34:00 AM

It's always sad when we lose our pets, Jan. You chose a lovely name for him and your love for him still lives in your heart. Best wishes in Andrea's contest! Hugs, Carolyn

Regina Mcintosh

Date: 5/19/2021 5:42:00 AM

Oh so so sad. I love love love dogs and all animals. Love this. God bless you and comfort your heart. Love, Gina

Mystic Rose Rose

Date: 5/19/2021 4:02:00 AM

No greater companion then a dog my dear friend, When Genie died I thought it as the end of the world. I miss her still. As for your mom, know that she will always love you with the heart of a woman who had a child with clear mind and heart. That kind of love goes far beyond our memory Jan, far beyond. It lets us live in hope, that we are remembered . Much love x o

Victor Buhagiar

Date: 5/19/2021 1:07:00 AM

Whom shall I pity more? The pet or the owner? I would say both. Hugs.

Simon Hamill

Date: 5/18/2021 5:11:00 PM

Hi again Jan,I just read some comments and you say its just fictional, don't worry I had a fictional friend and I grew out of it.lol. Sorry that just came to mind and I had to tell you.lol.take care.simon:):)

Simon Hamill

Date: 5/18/2021 5:03:00 PM

Hi Jan,pets are still part of the family and we miss them when their gone.good luck in comp. Take care, Simon

Terry Flood

Date: 5/18/2021 4:25:00 PM

Little compares to losing a dog. They’re there, night and day: beside you when you walk, behind you when you turn around and just behind you or just ahead of you when you run... unless there’s a cat... or a squirrel... or another dog... or a seagull... or a... or was that just MY dog. Touched a nerve Jan, glad for you that it’s fictional... a gentleman wouldn’t comment on the fact that your poem makes you about eighteen... oops! Sorry! ;-) Terry

Jan Allison
Date: 5/20/2021 2:55:00 PM

I'm 21 again plus vat lol:-) hugs jan xx

Tania Kitchin

Date: 5/18/2021 3:56:00 PM

Nicely done Jan, glad to know it's fictional! hugs

Jan Allison
Date: 5/20/2021 2:55:00 PM

thanks Tania, hope the new job is going well:-) hugs jan xx

Ilene Bauer

Date: 5/18/2021 12:32:00 PM

Ha! Glad to read this is fictional, Jan! Very convincing, though! Best of luck in the contest...

Jan Allison
Date: 5/18/2021 3:08:00 PM

Thanks Ilene:-) hugs jan xx

L Milton Hankins

Date: 5/18/2021 11:34:00 AM

Beautiful, touching poem and so well-written. Kudos!!! I'm so sorry about your loss.

Jan Allison
Date: 5/18/2021 12:16:00 PM

thanks Milton its actually totally fictional:-) hugs Jan xx

Rico Leffanta

Date: 5/18/2021 11:22:00 AM

Clever write! When one of my late wife's cats died, the burying was left to me whilst she went straight out and adopted another one, so I doubt whether she would have wasted any time at all if I had dropped dead first! Aloha! Rico

Jan Allison
Date: 5/18/2021 12:12:00 PM

aww Rico your comment made me smile , thankfully for me the poem is fictional:-) hugs Jan xx