Grief...

As human beings our time spent on Earth is supplemented by forging of meaningful relationships. It doesn't matter if they are with people, the environment or most importantly (in my opinion) pets.
Furry family members enrich our lives in so many ways it can be traumatizing to see them go. Sometimes it's for the best though. And coming to terms with that can help us mourn and move on.
     This weekend, one of my dear friends lost her longtime beloved cat, Sugar. It was heartrentching to know her pain in losing her friend. I know people say "Oh it's just a cat" but mabye they've never experenced the real love a pet can provide you with. I understand how she's feeling. I lost my dog Boomer last spring, and I still struggle with the saddness of her passing. I hate not having her run to the door barking and wiggling with happiness because I came home from college for a few days. I miss her trying to shover her head under your hands so that you would scratch her ears. Most of all I miss how she would look up at me with pure and total love in her eyes.

This poem has always helped me with the loss of a pet. I know it's specificially about horses, but the concept is appliciable for any animal.



Two Blankets. Faithful old friend.
This horse tought me so much as a child




Boomer. <3 I miss her so much.



                                     "Don't cry for the horses,                                      
That life has set free
A million white horses,
Forever to be"

"Don't cry for the horses,
Now in God's hands
As they dance and they prance
To a heavenly land"

"They were ours as a gift,
But never to keep
As they close their eyes,
Forever to sleep"

"Their spirits unbound,
On silver wings they fly,
A million white horses,
Against the blue sky"

"Look up into heaven,
You'll see them above
The horses we lost,
The horses we loved"

"Manes and tails flowing,
They gallop through time
They were never yours,
They were never mine"

"Don't cry for the horses"
They will be back someday
When our time has come,
They will show us the way"

"On silver wings they will lift us,
To the warmth of the sun
When our life is over,
And eternity has begun"

"We will jump the sun,
And dance over the moon
A ballet of horses and riders,
On the winds to a heavenly tune"

"Do you hear that soft nicker?
Close to your ear?
Don't cry for the horses,
Love the ones that are here"

"Don't cry for the horses,
Lift up your sad eyes
Can't you see them,
As they fly by?"

"A million white horses,
Free from hunger and pain
Their spirits set free,
Until we ride again"