Thinking of an old friend

[drholly]

muebe - put those onions away!

https://www.facebook.com/GoodVetGuide/photos/pcb.923115304378353/923114421045108/?type=1&theater


The Last Battle

If it should be that I grow weak,
 And pain should keep me from my sleep,
 Then you must do what must be done,
 For this last battle cannot be won.

You will be sad, I understand;
 Don't let your grief then stay your hand.
 For this day more than all the rest,
 Your love for me must stand the test.

We've had so many happy years -
What is to come can hold no fears.
 You'd not want me to suffer so;
 The time has come, so let me go.

Take me where my needs they'll tend
 And please stay with me until the end.
 Hold me firm and speak to me
 Until my eyes no longer see.

I know in time that you will see
 The kindness that you did for me.
 Although my tail its last has waved,
 From pain and suffering I've been saved.

 Please do not grieve - it must be you
 Who had this painful thing to do.
 We've been so close, we two, these years -
Don't let your heart hold back its tears.
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 Poem is by an unknown author
 We put the poem and photos together as we thought that it would complement Robyn's images perfectly.
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Images shared with written permission from robyn arouty photography
http://www.robynarouty.com/i-died-today/

[hikerman]

Thanks for sharing David. That was a very moving pictorial,  of a very difficult day!  There must be an onion farm nearby, nobody in our house has a dry eye this morning!