From your beautiful eyes, the windows of your soul
Your splendid life, is over half gone
Though you are 'here' I have begun to long
For the carefree days of your youth, my friend
I am not 'ready' now, nor will I ever be
for your song to end.
Twice before I have begun to grieve,
For one who was not yet 'ready' to leave
This then, is the 'agony' of loving a dog
It clutches your heart, like the cold fingers of a fog
Yet..not ONE moment would I give away
Though my heart shrinks from the hurt
that is coming one day
Half my years, I would gladly give
If YOU my friend could continue to live
If we could share whatever time is still mine
Our hearts together, forever entwined
written one evening as I observed my nearly 11 year old Gypsy slumbering on the sofa
used with permission
My sweet Sierra, black as night
Is winging her way through azure skies
While I blink back the tears from my eyes
She's taken with her, a piece of my heart
But love decreed that we must part
A little girl waits with open arms
To gather to her heart my Sierra's charms
I've asked God to guide my angel's flight
To land her safely in Vancouver tonight
Sierra didn't want to leave me here
She heard the pain in my voice,
she saw my tears
I told her I love her, I quickly said my goodbyes
Then stumbled away with tears in my eyes
I tried so hard, not to cry
When I saw the sorrow in Sierra's eyes
A dogs thoughts to the future, do not go
Past and present is all they know
Sierra does not know she soon will find
A love greater then the love she left behind
For the love of a child is greatest of all
This is the love into which Sierra will fall
Sierra has always been a 'special one'
My heart knows she is destined to be this child's chum
So I sent my love along with this prayer
Live long, be happy in Kelsey's care
I will hold your memory in my heart
From there My Sierra, you will never depart
composed May 14, 2003 when Ch. Kerhaven Touched By An Angel (Sierra) went to live with a child who needed her even more then I did.
You must not drag your bed around
Could you be STILL for 5 minutes please?
Don't you bark at me you little tease
Your mom and dad had their moments too
But they weren't a PATCH on you
Wherever did the quiet puppy go
That cuddled then slept on a belly full?
You leap around with a happy bark
Acting like life is such a lark
Poor old gypsy has left the room
She just can't take your zoom, zoom, zoom
Your mom's on the couch, Kalan by the door
They don't want to dodge you anymore
Think of the dog for whom your named
How he might bow his head in shame
Don't cock your head, and give me a sigh
Peeking at me with your pretty dark eye
Sometimes, fleetingly, wisdom crosses your face
I hope yet, you may be a credit to your race
I forget sometimes, your still a pup
All too soon, you will grow up
Then 'silly' human that I am you see
I will 'miss' the puppy you used to be
So go drag your bedding across the floor
Nip at my heels and scratch the door
Chew on your dad, and tease your mom
One day I know, you will be a great chum
With your paws twitching, you sleep at last
Dreaming no doubt of the day that has passed
Tomorrow will have many adventures in store
For you Ilmari, to seek out and explore
But it's silent now..all dogs are asleep
So off to my bed, I quietly creep
Though I sometimes complain, heaven knows
I wouldn't trade a minute of my PUPPY WOES
written at the end of a particularly EVENTFUL day in the life of KERHAVEN'S MYSTIC LEGEND (Ilmari)
