A True Companion

In your prime
I'd call out your name
and in an instant you'd be there

I'd hold you close
and caress your body
and repair the damage of my day

I couldn't eat
without sharing
the table food I knew you loved

You protected
all I valued
with your bark you made that clear

Since you've been gone
I can hear the silence
footsteps across the hardwood floor

In the end I have realized
I needed you
more than you needed me...

Time and time
I call out your name
and in my heart you will appear

Young and strong
in all your glory
the way I want to remember you

The spots where you laid
are forever precious
warm the inside of our home

In our yard
I retrace your pathways
try to feel your fury in the ground

In the wind
I hear you barking
from a very distant place

Someday we'll be reunited
and return to the way
it used to be

I'll hold you close
and caress your body
and repair the damage of the day

Until that time
I'll call out your name
and in my heart you will appear

Young and strong
in all your glory
the way I want to remember you

I loved you
more than even I imagined
and in the end that is crystal clear

Strong you were
in your final hour
I recall the words I said to you...

"You were MY BEST FRIEND; A TRUE COMPANION
I love you so much
and I will miss you everyday"

In your prime
I'd call out your name
and in an instant you'd be there-

Dedicated to my two best friends, Ruggles & Ziggy