Old dog in a locket

Old dog in a locket that lies next to my heart

I will always love you as I did right from the start

You were right beside me through the darkest of my days

It was your kind and gentle nature that made me want to stay.

 

Now I hold you in my arms, your breath still warm against my hand

Our hearts still beat together and I wonder if you understand

Through the hours that I held you before the light did leave your soul

I knew a way to keep you forever in my hold.

 

I snipped the hair from around your eyes so I would always see

The beauty that surrounds me even in times of need.

I snipped the hair from around your ears so I would always hear

Music in the distance to quiet any fears.

I snipped the hair from across your back to bring me strength in times of need

And the power of your essence would always be with me.

I snipped the hair from around your heart that beats in time with mine

So I would know that love would find me at some distant time.

 

And so your life slipped out of mine on a quiet, spring-like day

But I knew that part of you was always here to stay.

Old dog in a locket that lays next to my heart

I will always love you even though we had to part.

 

(Bobbie Hefner or Heidi Stamm)