Sweet Maggie's Cloud

My family's Maggie girl died 2 years ago & when she died, a part of my soul died with her...such was our bond. I don't mean this as judgment, but as being sincerely baffled when I say that I have never understood people who view animals not as living beings, but as "just a dog/cat etc". Animals are not here on earth to serve us. Although we can surely have a symbiotic relationship with them where they help us & we help them, they have the right to exist & enjoy the life they were given just as much as we do. Lesser intelligence does not equate to lesser right to life. This isn't a "don't eat meat" post. I respect people's rights to choose their food.

Sweet Maggie

Photo: Cari Kissel

It was love at first sight, on that first day we met.
You were now part of our family & not just a pet.
You came with your issues, anxieties & pain,
But with patience & love, you were easy to train.

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It didn't take long for others to see
That there was a bond forming between you & me.
I helped you through your "stuff" & you helped me through mine....
And our love grew much deeper with the passage of time.




But time has a way of not playing fair....
For it wanted to take you & I was unwilling to share.
Call me selfish & greedy for not giving you up,
But you were my fur-child, my friend & my pup!

You would have stayed longer, out of love for us all,
But death gave you no choice, when it paid you a call.
That insidious thief snatched you out of our sight,
Though it mercifully took you while you slept in the night.

It left in its wake, such grief & despair,
For our sweet, precious Maggie was no longer there.
You would give no more greetings as we walked through the door....
No more waggy-tailed waddling, no more "gacks" on the floor.

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There would be no more begging, with those pitiful eyes,

Nor would we again see the famous "Maggie Capsize".

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Maggie "capsized"

We have missed everything about you, especially your smile...
And would travel to see you, no matter the mile.


But Heaven doesn't offer a Visitor's Pass,
And we can't see you rolling in Heavenly meadows of grass.

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We can't see the joy written all over your face,
But I know that will change when again we embrace.

Oh Maggie, sweet Maggie, how we wish you were here,
But at times we can sense you & feel you are near.
Though we now have our Penny dog & we do love her too,
There's a Maggie-shaped space in our hearts just for you.

I will love you forever, we all will, you see....
And when my time comes, I hope you'll come to greet me....
For I miss you so much, my sweet Maggie girl
And when you crossed Heaven's rainbow, it shattered my world.

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Though life marches on & it softens the pain,
At the end of my journey, I will see you again!!
Until that time comes, I will live as you lived....
Always smiling & loving, & enjoying life like a kid!


So here's to you, my sweet Maggie girl!
To your family, you were THE greatest dog in the world!
What you taught us the most, came from the good Lord above,
For you exemplified His unconditional love!

Photo: Cari Kissel
Image of Maggie in the clouds
Crossed Rainbow Bridge on 3/11/15

© Cari Kissel




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