Here's some of the poems i found in RB & some i had myself, is it possible to have these as a permanent sticky in RB for people to use& add to
A Simple Message From Your Pet
by Ken D. Conover
To have loved and then said farewell is better than to have never loved at all.
For all of the times that you stooped and touched my head, fed me my favourite treat and returned the love that I so unconditionally gave to you.
For the care that you gave to me so unselfishly.
For all of these things I am grateful and thankful.
I ask that you grieve not for the loss but rejoice in the fact that we lived, loved and touched each other's lives.
My life was fuller because you were there, not as owner, but as my friend.
Today, I am as I was in my youth.
The grass is always green, butterflies flit among the flowers and the sun shines gently down upon all of God's creatures.
I can run, jump and play and do all of the things that I did in my youth.
There is no sickness, no aching joints and no regrets and no aging.
We await the arrival of our lifelong companions and know
that togetherness is forever.
You live in our hearts as we do in yours.
Companions such as you are very rare and unique.
Don't hold the love that you have within yourself.
Give it to another like me and then I will live forever.
For love never really dies and you are loved and missed as surely as we are.
Your pet in heaven.
Don't cry, Mummy,
I'm Okay!
The Angels came,
I couldn't stay.
God brought me home,
He loves me, too!
He said that I can
Watch over you.
I know you love me,
I love you, too.
That's why I'll do
My best for you.
That's my new job,
To wait for you
Until you come,
Here's what I'll do:
I'll run and romp,
And play with glee!
I'll chew the bark,
From the old apple tree!
But most of all,
I'll guard you well.
I'm up here watching,
Can't you tell?
Think of me,
I'll hear your voice.
Our time to part
Was not our choice
Kindness love and so much care
Knowing you were always there
You always took great care of me
Your little star, your special friend
Don’t think of today as the end. . . . .
Just a while for us to be apart
Remember i live on forever in your heart.
Do not stand at my grave and weep,
I am not there......I do not sleep
I am the thousand winds that blow.....
I am the diamond glints on snow.....
I am the sunlight on ripened grain....
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you waken in the morning's hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of gentle birds in circling flight........
I am the soft star that shines at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry.....
I am not there...............I did not die.............
Forever in our hearts and always fond loving memories
We will be together again one day.
The nights are long I cannot sleep
I close my eyes and start to weep
The memories of you they linger on
I can't believe that now you've gone.
The dawn comes up and I awake
My eyes are red, my hands they shake
As I reach down to pat your head
It's then I realise that you are dead.
You were my sun, my life, my joy
God be with you my boy.
The heaven I know awaits with care
when I'm dead I'll join you there.
We'll walk again, you by my side
My heart will swell and burst with Pride
A team again just you and I
Please forgive me while I cry.
So sleep in peace my dear best friend
It's just a pause but not the end
A last Big hug and tears I shed.
The day has Come I knew I'd dread.
I lay in bed last night,
but i couldn't sleep,
thinking of the pet i lost,
and hole in my heart so deep.
i thought of my angel,
who made me laugh and smile,
who made life seem good,
made it all seem worthwhile.
A bank of tears flooded.
nd surrounded me my state,
today i hadn't drank,
nor had i ate.
I was full with memories,
so to but my mind to ease
i read a magazine, about rainbow bridge
and how many pets where pleased.
i pictured mountains of fields
a colourful arch in the sky,
a place full of happiness
where pets go where they die.
then i imagined myself there
and a gang of species approach,
and from the crowd a pet appears
its someone special, that i no.
Then i feel warthm again
and the feeling it will be alright,
and the sun in shining on me,
i been at rainbow bridge all night.
When the time comes that you go far away
To rainbow bridge to wheek and play
Don't forget your mummy here
Her cheeks so wet with salty tears
Don't forget the times we played
peek a boo inside your hay
Don't forget my cheery "hey"
When I came home from a hard day
I won't forget your loving paw
Or your piggy kisses on my jaw
I won't forget when I was blue
You seemed to know and loved me too
When the time comes that you go far away
One day I will join you and again we will play
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.
All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor;
Those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing;
They each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.
They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance.
His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.
You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....
Guinea pigs to heaven will go,
While humans are left on Earth below.
Yet in this world so harsh and cold,
As all of you have thus been told,
There once was here a guinea born,
His passing hath our hearts all torn.
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF A CAT
by Margaret Trowton
When humans die, they make a will
To leave their homes, and all they have to those they love.
I, too, would make a will, if I could write.
To some poor, wistful, lonely stray
I leave my happy home,
My dish, my cosy bed, my cushioned chair, my toy
The well-loved lap,
The gently stroking hand,
The loving voice,
The place I made in someone's heart,
The love, that at the last
Could help me to a peaceful, painless end
Held in loving arms.
If I should die,
Oh! Do not say:
"No more a pet I'll have
To grieve me by its loss!"
Seek out some lonely, unloved cat
And give my place to him.
This is my legacy
The love I leave behind
'Tis all I have to give.
Please do not cry for me
Do not weep
For I'm not gone
I'm just asleep
I had to go
I couldn't stay
And we'll meet again
One day
Just remember
the times we had
For i don't want
you to be sad
I'm free from pain
And of that i'm glad
IF IT SHOULD BE
If it be, I grow frail and weak
And pain should wake me from my sleep
Then you must do what must be done
For this last battle just can't be won
You will be sad, I understand
Don't let your grief, then stay your hand
For this day, more than all the rest
Your love and friendship stands the test
We've had so many happy years
What is to come will hold no fears
You'd not want me to suffer
When it's time, please let me go
Take me where my needs they'll tend
Only stay with me until the end
And hold me firm and speak to me
Until my eyes no longer see......
I know in time you too will see
It is a kindness that you do to me
Although my tail, it's last has waved
From pain and suffering, I've been saved
Do not grieve that it should be you
Who has to decide this thing to do
We've been close, we two, these years
Don't let you heart hold any tears
GOD BLESS OUR PETS
They say memories are golden
Well, maybe that is true
I never wanted memories
I only wanted you
A million times i needed you
A million times i've cried
If love alone could have saved you
You never would have died
In life i loved you dearly
In death i love you still
In my heart you hold a place
No-one could ever fill
It tears could build a stairway
And heartache make a lane
I'd walk the path to heaven
And bring you back again
Our family's chain is broken
And nothing seems the same
But as God calls us one by one
The chain will link again
Request From Rainbow Bridge
by Constance Jenkins
Weep not for me though I am gone
Into that gentle night.
Grieve if you will, but not for long
Upon my soul's sweet flight.
I am at peace, my soul's at rest
There is no need for tears.
For with your love I was so blessed
For all those many years.
There is no pain, I suffer not,
The fear now all is gone.
Put now these things out of your thoughts,
In your memory I live on.
ReMember not my fight for breath
ReMember not the strife.
Please do not dwell upon my death,
But celebrate my life.
me blubbing
