By the edge of a
woods, at the foot of a hill,
Is a lush, green
meadow where time stands still.
Where the friends
of man and woman do run,
When their time on
earth is over and done.
For here, between
this world and the next,
Is a place where
each beloved creature finds rest.
On this golden
land, they wait and they play,
Till the Rainbow Bridge
No more do they
suffer, in pain or in sadness,
For here they
are whole, their lives filled with gladness.
Their limbs are restored,
their health renewed,
Their bodies have
healed, with strength imbued.
They romp
through the grass, without even a care,
Until one day
they start, and sniff at the air.
All ears prick
forward, eyes dart front and back,
Then all of a sudden,
one breaks from the pack.
For just at that
instant, their eyes have met;
Together again,
both person and pet.
So they run to
each other, these friends from long past,
The time of
their parting is over at last.
The sadness they
felt while they were apart,
Has turned into
joy once more in each heart.
They embrace
with a love that will last forever,
And then,
side-by-side, they cross over together.
(© 1998 Steve
and Diane Bodofsky)
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