In a message dated 11/27/2005 12:04:20 AM Eastern Standard Time,
owner-pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org writes:
...Today Romy
died in the arms of the family that loved him as he
was put to sleep at the vet
Ãââs. It is so hard to lose such a
wonderful friendÃâÂour
boy. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Keith,
You gave the greatest gift to Your Romy that
could ever be given, You gave Him peace
~~~~~"I always knew this time would
come,
From the very instant our eyes first met.
How I loved you then!
How I love you now!
I made a promise then and I keep that promise now . .
.
You will not suffer from a pain that will not heal;
You will not know
the loss of a life remembered, now gone.
It is for me alone to make this
decision,
The price for the bright joy and pure laughter
You brought me
during the time we shared.
I am the only one who can decide when it is
time.
When my hope dies, and my fears ride high,
Just when I need you
most, I must let you go.
It is for you alone to tell me when you are
ready.
For without your guidance, I will not know
When to lay my grief,
my guilt, my anger,
My sorrow and my selfish heart aside
And give you
this last gift, this greatest gift.
Your eyes will speak to mine, and I
will know.
The pain of this moment is
excruciating.
Tears stream down my face in a river of sorrow,
And my
heart drowns in a pool of grief.
For you have spoken, and I have
listened,
And unlike other decisions I have made.
This one brings no
relief . . . no comfort . . . no peace.
For if there's one thing you've taught
me,
If there's only one thing I've learned. . . .
Unconditional love has
a condition after all,
I must be willing to let you go, when you speak to
me
I must be willing to help you go, if you cannot go alone.
And I must
accept my pain so you can be free of yours.
Go easily now, go quickly now,
Do not
linger here, it is time for you to leave.
Go find your strength, go find
your youth.
Go find the ones who've gone before you.
You are free to
leave me now, free to let your spirit soar
Rest easy now, your pain will
soon be gone.
I pray I will find comfort in my memories . .
.
In the dark and lonely days ahead.
I cannot say I will not miss
you,
I cannot say I will not cry.
For only my tears can heal my broken
heart.
But, I promise you this: as long as I live,
You will live, alive
in my mind, forever in my heart.
So I give you this last gift, all I have left
to give,
And this will be my greatest gift . . . sending you away.
It is
the measure of my unconditional love . . .
For only the greatest love can
say,
"Good-bye, go find the bridge, we'll meet again,
Loving you has
been the greatest gift of all."
By Karla M. Bertram,
11/23/96
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REMEMBER THE LOVE