Pets Elegy Poems

I will try to 
hold onto the memories 
when you were most happy;
most vital, most alive. 

My heart will meet you there,
where the warmth of...

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For Harley
Love,
Aunt Meghan

*I wrote this poem for my sister, brother-in-law, niece, and nephews when their beloved dog, Harley, the sweetest chunk of marshmallow dog you...

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A "woof! woof!" shout-out
           goes out to a dearly departed
     ...

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lids black out and allow me to write
while eyes shut tight
bring back four legged friends sprite
and though many years passed quite

I can remember those precious...

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I felt your presence in my heart this morning,
I think about you when I'm alone
Or when I stare at your photograph,
I am sorry I couldn't...

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The day I chose you
Compared to all the others
I saw the uniqueness of your colors
Looking back when you flew away
Broke my heart in pieces and...

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SWEET SPIKEY

A snowy spike of fine feathers,
Rested atop his diminutive crown.
Striking onyx eyes nestled in golden cheeks,
Great thieves are these of frowns.

An engaging and colorful...

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Sorrow overwhelms us as we think of you
Antics entertainment Heaven took from us
Sweet and kind and loyal knowing just the truth
Suddenly and unjustly without care...

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To look at her, you would never have known;
to you, she would have been an ordinary dog
But now, she's gone. 
She was my friend, my...

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She gasps in shallow puffs; eyes half – lit
Thick fur once ebon littering the floor
With a belly that dangled like a lump of yarn,
On a...

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This day we free you from pain
Soulful companionship you gave.
Eyes of love looked over my disdain.
Tail of happiness wagged with rave.

Dalmatian your breed, with a...

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I find it strange coming home 
and not seeing you this evening
I know I shall never see your eyes again
but I shall always feel their...

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The air is full of mourning although the years have past,
     My tears still flow like waves upon a rolling vast...

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Reminisce of Southern streets honey suckle vines,  Magnolia air 

     strolling my Pepe down old streets , flowers wild growing...

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Tina - At Home In Our Hearts

Tina came to us as one in a pair
With a sweet disposition – beyond compare.
A loving heart was hers...

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