by Sandra McBride
In Memory of Bobbie-Lou McBride
April 1985-August 14th 2000--
When you left I knew it was for the best
You were tired & old and needed to rest,
Not a day will pass that I won’t think of you
My baby, my pet, my sweet Bobbie-Lou,
And maybe one day when I recall a time or place
My eyes will stay dry and a smile will cross my face,
I can hear you walking down each stair
But when I look up there is nothing, you’re not there,
I still catch a glimpse of you in your favorite spot
But you are in heaven, I must have forgot,
The tapping of your toes on the linoleum floor
The smudges you would leave on the sliding glass door,
The way you would bark at everything that would pass
As you pranced around on the backyard grass,
Your long nails that needed a cut
All these things that I loved so much,
Your snausages lie waiting for you to eat
Your food, your bowl all lined up neat,
The way you drank your water so loud
And when I took you for a walk I always felt proud,
I’ll miss the walkies and the cuddles too
But plain and simple I just miss you,
All of these memories I want to keep
I can no longer make new ones, you have gone to sleep,