Joy Angels

I sat still, in the waiting room

My old dog at my feet

Another tear had made its way

Haltingly down my cheek.

 

I heard a voice, from ‘cross the room

And I realized that she

Was speaking, so very softly

To the old dog, and to me.

 

“Ah, he’s an old boy, and you’re sad,”

With that much, she had surmised

What we were doing here today

I looked up, into her eyes.

 

She smiled, just a little bit

She asked me if I knew

Where he was going after this

And my head and heart withdrew.

 

“I don’t believe in bridges

Made of rainbows.” I softly said

Reaching down to lay my hand

Atop my old dog’s head.

 

I heard her rising from her chair

She came and knelt beside my boy

And she said she had to tell me

About angels filled with joy.

 

“Ever since I was a little girl

I’ve been able to see

And talk to those who’ve gone before

And they have talked to me.”

 

“When a child leaves this world

They have a special place

In the next world they become

‘Joy Angels’, filled with grace.”

 

“Joy Angels have their pick of roles

And the one that they love best

Is as Greeter for the Animals,

All of whom are blessed.

 

“For every single animal,

Whether wild or quite tame

It works out every single time

And it’s always just the same.”

 

“When an animal is entering

The bells begin to chime

And a Joy Angel is right there for them

Every

Single

Time.”

 

I searched her eyes for some sign

That she did not believe

That she was telling me the truth,

Or that she was naive.

 

She looked at me, and then my boy

“Can I just suggest… ”

“Stop thinking, and just feel it.

And let love do the rest.”

 

And too soon I was cradling him

Gently in my arms

I told him not to be afraid

Not to be alarmed.

 

I loved him so very much

He was such a good, good boy

And he had someone waiting for him

An angel, filled with joy.

 

And when I got home I whispered,

In a house quiet and still,

“Take care of him”, and I swear I heard

A small voice say, “I will”.

(Just Ponderin’)

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