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Fred: Whenever I hear of anyone's Pyr crossing the Rainbow
Bridge, my
thoughts immediately go to a poem by a gentleman far
more eloquent than I:
The Power of the Dog by
Rudyard Kipling There is sorrow enough in the natural
way
And when we are certain of sorrow in
store, Why do we always arrange for
more? Brothers and sisters, I bid you
beware Of giving your heart to a dog to
tear. Get a pup and your money will
buy Love unflinching that cannot
lie Perfect passion and worship
fed By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the
head. Nevertheless, it is hardly
fair To risk your heart to a dog to
tear. When the sum of years which Nature
permits Are closing in; asthma, or tumor, or
fits, And the vet's unspoken prescription
runs To lethal chambers or loaded
guns, Then you will find its your own
affair. But you've given your heart to a dog to
tear. When the body that lived at your single
will, With its whimper of welcome, is stilled, how
still! When the spirit that answered your every
mood Is gone, wherever it goes, for
good, You will discover how much you
care, And will give your heart to a dog to
tear. We've sorrow enough in the natural
way, When it comes to burying Christian
clay. Our loves are not given, but only
lent, At compound interest of cent per
cent. And though itâs not always the case, I
believe, That the longer we've kept 'em, the more do we
grieve For when debts are payable, right or
wrong, A short-term loan is as bad as a
long So why in Heaven, before we are
there Should we give our hearts to a dog to
tear? Robert
In a message dated 5/12/2010 7:52:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight
Time, friendlyfred@hughes.net writes:
Iâve been told that the reason a dog lives a shorter life than we do is because they are perfect when they come here. |