I only recently came across the photography by Osia Strasner @ panthora, but was riveted to my seat as I read about the decline and sudden loss of her beautiful cat, "Trouble". In the past couple of weeks, we'd lost our 13 year old canary, and just as suddenly as Trouble, Spooki, our feral cat who lived in our yard. Loss of a pet is always painful, so I found the card, promptly sent from our vet, very comforting. I wrote to Osia that I wanted to share it. With so many of us in this community, it, sadly, will likely strike a chord with others as well, but it's uplifting at the same time... I hope when it's needed, you'll find comfort in it...
By the edge of a wood, at the base of a hill,
is a lush, green meadow where time stands still,
Where the friends of man and women 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 oveer at last.
The sadness they felt while they were apart,
has turned into joy, once more in each heart.
They embrace with a loe that will last forever,
and then, side-by-side,
they cross over...togethr..
