Feeling

The partnership is over,
we have gone our separate ways.
One of us has left;
the other battles through the days.
All those times together
for more than sixteen years,
hold well-set memories;
the vision never disappears.

The pleasure you gave me,
and to many others too,
is why your picture on our wall
is to remind us all that you,
will never be forgotten,
from the day our sadness grew,
knowing that the end was nigh,
and there’s nothing we could do.

I know that your soul now free,
still watches our front door,
and even though our visitors,
can’t hear you barking any more,
they feel there’s someone missing
as we do every single day,
yet knowing life must still go on,
this feeling never goes away.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022


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Date: 8/3/2024 12:14:00 AM
Hi Lindsay hope you are well.? Look me up When 'you're back on this track'
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Date: 4/3/2022 9:40:00 AM
Your "Feeling" is a lovely/powerful write. Sorry for your loss. Good memories are the best kind. Have you read about the Rainbow Bridge story??? You can find it on the web. It is about our animals when they die. Hope you will enjoy it. Have a blessed day/week.............
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Date: 3/24/2022 9:38:00 PM
Brilliant, Lindsay, not only the poetry, but the memories, yes been through that more than once i'm afraid, as one does when old. Again love this.
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Date: 3/16/2022 10:44:00 PM
I know your pain Linsay. When we lost our beloved and faithful dog, I couldn't go into our back yard for quite a while, not to see him there broke my heart. May you find comfort in the sweet memories of your devoted friend. So many of us can relate to your heartache. God bless you and your family Lindsey, I'm so sorry for your loss. ~BJ
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Lindsay Laurie
Date: 3/24/2022 4:15:00 PM
Hello BJ ... I and many of us go through the same feelings as you have, and it most certainly does break our hearts, taking a very long time to heal - thank you BJ - Lindsay
Date: 3/12/2022 3:00:00 PM
It is so hard to lose a pet and a long time to get over them if we ever do. Just smile at all the times you had together and the joy they brought to all of you. love phyl
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Lindsay Laurie
Date: 3/24/2022 4:12:00 PM
Hello Phyllis ... in these times with especially a cat or a dog, we tend to spoil them to their every wish, so it becomes painful when we lose them - thank you Phyllis - Lindsay
Date: 3/3/2022 3:45:00 PM
So hard to lose a beloved pet; I lost one back in october, had her 19 years. Blessings and you have poured your feeling into a well-crafted piece.
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Lindsay Laurie
Date: 3/24/2022 4:08:00 PM
Hello M.L. ... after such a long life span of togetherness, you possibly will understand this poem better than many. It can be truly devastating - thank you M.L. - Lindsay
Date: 2/22/2022 1:56:00 PM
Grieving leaves us wanting to see and hear and our furbabies are missed.
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Lindsay Laurie
Date: 3/24/2022 4:05:00 PM
Hello Kim ... in these times they do become a part of our families and sometimes are treated and spoiled more so become sadly missed - thank you Kim - Lindsay
Date: 2/20/2022 2:01:00 AM
We all have contracts dear Laurie both humans and pets and when that contract is over, we need to follow the rules home, but that doesn't mean they leave us alone, they follow us everywhere we go with their energy and their spirit. Every time we close our eyes and see them, they open theirs and smile, love you xo
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Lindsay Laurie
Date: 3/24/2022 4:02:00 PM
Hello Vi ... a fine comment indeed. Oh yes, the memories are like a shadow that follow us everywhere, and yes, thinking of the good times does bring out a smile - thank you Vi - Lindsay
Date: 2/13/2022 9:41:00 AM
I feel and understand your sadness and that your much loved pet will never be forgotten, we love all our pets, but sometime there is a stronger bond with one of them during our lifetime. It happened to me - we lost Coco to Leukemia, she was three and a half years old, a brown lab with liquid green eyes, we adored each other. When she died I was devastated and to this day I cry. I have her photo on my desk. Hugs and blessings, Jennifer.
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Lindsay Laurie
Date: 3/24/2022 3:59:00 PM
Hello Jennifer ... you have very similar feelings as me towards a beloved companion. I have a photo on my wall in front of the computer. I just can't seem to let go - thank you Jennifer - Lindsay
Date: 2/11/2022 9:37:00 AM
16-years fly by fast; tomorrow is another day! Aloha!
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Lindsay Laurie
Date: 3/24/2022 3:54:00 PM
Hello Rico ... time keeps marching on and what's behind it becomes history - thank you Rico - Lindsay
Date: 2/11/2022 2:57:00 AM
The loss of a loved one is devastating Lindsay, happy memories and photos are all that you have left. But they live on in your heart and mind. Tom
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Lindsay Laurie
Date: 3/24/2022 3:51:00 PM
Hello Tom ... absolutely. It's best to remember and celebrate the good times - thank you Tom - Lindsay
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