by ELAINE Mace
TO ZIGGY, MY YORKSHIRE TERRIER
IT'S 7:00 A.M. AND THERES A FRESH BLANKET OF SNOW
I DECIDED TO WALK WHERE ZIGGY & I USE TO GO
WHEN SUDDENLY I HEARD A BIRD SINGING FROM ABOVE
I STOOD IN SILENCE THINKING IT WAS ZIGGY SENDING ME HIS LOVE
AT THAT MOMENT I REALIZED THAT I COULD NOT FULLY APPRECIATE GREAT JOY
WITHOUT FEELING SOME PAIN.
SO I PRAYED I WOULD BE HAPPY SOMEDAY AGAIN
BEFORE LEAVING THIS PLACE SO PEACEFUL & SERENE
I FIRST THANKED GOD FOR LETTING ME KNOW THE JOY OF ZIGGYS LOVE
EVEN THOUGH IT BROKE MY HEART TO LET HIM GO
WITH MY PRECIOUS THOUGHTS OF ALL OUR GOOD TIMES, I SAID GOODBYE
BUT I MUST CONFESS I WALKED DOWN THAT PATH WITH TEARS IN MY EYES
I NEED TO END BY SAYING I WILL NEVER FORGET THE LOVE I'VE SEEN
IN THE EYES OF ZIGGY THE DOG OF MY DREAMS
HE WAS WITH ME IN BOTH JOY & SORROW
HE WILL REMAIN ETCHED IN MY HEART IN ALL MY TOMORROWS