FROM JERI HOFFMAN

I ate my breakfast in my chair
I looked down and you were not there
A dog's life is short-it is not fair
I want to touch your fur, your golden hair

I look in the hallway at your resting place
There's no thumping tail, no smiling face
The heartbreak comes next, I can't erase
That no one else can fill your place

There are no eyes gazing up from the floor
While I make dinner and the food you adored
No paw lifted up to say give me more
Treats handed out freely and love assured

I walked alone tonite no dog by my side
The one I walked each day with pride.
I scream in my pillow as I cried inside
My very best friend in the world has died!

My friend are you looking down at me?
While you play up there are you happy?
Give me sign that I can see
That once again you are running free

I asked God why are their lives so short
Please give me just a quick retort
I guess it gets really lonely for you way up there
You need them to sit by your golden chair...