RAINBOW BRIDGE

This page is dedicated to those pets we have owned who are sadly no longer with us.

The Rainbow Bridge

inspired by a Norse legend

By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill,
Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.
Where the friends of man and woman do run,
When their time on earth is over and done.

For here, between this world and the next,
Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.
On this golden land, they wait and they play,
Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.

No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,
For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.
Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,
Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.

They romp through the grass, without even a care,
Until one day they start, and sniff at the air.
All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,
Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.

For just at that instant, their eyes have met;
Together again, both person and pet.
So they run to each other, these friends from long past,
The time of their parting is over at last.

The sadness they felt while they were apart,
Has turned into joy once more in each heart.
They embrace with a love that will last forever,
And then, side-by-side, they cross over together.

1998 Steve and Diane Bodofsky. All Rights Reserved

A Sled-Dogs soul

what happens to a sled-dogs soul

when his life has ceased to be

when his body just became too old

And his eyes no longer see.

For years he ran both loyal and true

with his soul in every pace

now where his harness used to hang

Is just an empty space.

But his soul now has a special place

And smiles down on you with love

that soul became a brand new cloud

racing over skies above.

Look more closely and you'll see

Not one cloud. but a host

Those sled-dog souls all formed a team

And speed for the finish post

"But wheres their harnesses?" you say

Thats answered after dark

You'll see them clear against night skies

Each studded with a star.

Author: L hinchliffe

Dedicated to those we have loved and lost

   LEND ME A PUPPY

I will lend to you for awhile, a pup, God said,

For you to love him while he lives and mourn for him when he's dead.

Maybe twelve or fourteen years, or maybe two or three,

But will you, 'till I call him back, take care of him for me.

He'll bring his charms to gladden you and (should his stay be brief)

you'll always have his memories as solace for your grief.

I cannot promise he will stay, since all from Earth return.

But there are lessons taught below I want this pup to learn.

I've looked the whole world over in search of teachers true.

And from the folk that crowd life's land I have chosen you.

Now will you give him all your love, Nor think the labour ain,

Nor hate me when I come to take my Pup back again.

I fancied that I heard them say "Dear Lord Thy Will be Done,"

For all the joys this Pup will bring, the risk of grief we'll run.

We'll shelter him with tenderness we'll love him while we may.

And for the happiness we've known, forever grateful stay.

But should you call him back much sooner than we planned,

We'll Brave the bitter grief that comes, and try to understand.

If, by our love, we've managed, your wishes to achieve

In memory of him we loved, lord, help us while we grieve,

When our faithful bundle departs this world of strife,

We'll have yet another Pup and love him all his life.

~Author Unknown~