RAINBOW BRIDGE REMEMBRANCE DAY

 

I believe our angels should be remembered with smiles, with laughter, not just with loss and in sadness.  Maggy and Zoey, close in age and of the same breed, adopted only a few months apart, were rarely friends.  They stayed at safe distances from each other, not sharing space to nap or sleep, though their bowls were side by side they ate separately.  Oh, there were a few moments of chasing and rassling play, usually ending in hissing with paws raised and running off to hide in their own corners!  They were Florida-Girls all their lives and I once wrote a poem about them called IN THE LAND OF ZOOLATRY.  It was based on the song lyrics, "Puff, The Magic Dragon" by Leonard Lipton and Peter Yarrow, (c) 1963. Today, I share the poem with you, updated slightly from the original.  And my wish for you on this Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day is to remember your beloved pets with a smile on your face, today and every day, forever. 

IN THE LAND OF ZOOLATRY

Purrs ~ two little kitties, they lived by the sea.

They romped and rollicked through their days in the Land of Zoolatry.

Many friends would visit, their pictures all could see, and read the stories

of their glories, they shared with you and me.

Purrs ~ two little kitties, who lived by the sea.

Who played, who preened throughout their days in the Land of Zoolatry.

Together they would travel, visit bloggers far and wide,

meeting friends, swishing tails, the ZH by their side.

Purrs ~ our little himmies, living by the sea,

they would hiss and fur would fly in that Land of Zoolatry.

Purrs ~ little Mags and ZoZo, who lived by the sea,

they loved their blog, they loved their friends

in the Land of Zoolatry.

Yet we all know the time will come, a time we cannot name.

A time to travel far from home, things do not stay the same.

Here on earth, sweet memories, broken hearts, but love.

Our pets must cross their Rainbow Bridge to live on up above.

Purrs ~ my little kitties, who once lived by the sea,

now forever young in the Land of Heaven,

 remembered with smiles in the Land of Zoolatry.