by Andi Thomas
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In Memory of Rainbows Golden Tiger
My beloved Rhodesian Ridgeback
Born Feb.28,1988
Died Feb.12 1998
It was a lovely morning,
The day that we first met,
And as I sit here mourning you,Girl,
I know Ill not forget..;
Even then you had a spirit,
That made you stand apart,
And as I watched your puppy antics,
You slowly slipped into my heart.
Ok , so not an easy pup,
Not much that I could do,
Cause if I tried to push you,
Youd merely sit & stew,.
Trouble was your middle name,
And spunky, fiesty too,
Oh sure youd do what ere I asked,
That is ,if you wanted to.
The regal head, the amber eyes,
the depth within your soul,
the golden coat, the prancing gait,
Youd always had a goal,
Right from the very beginning
you held your body proud
a prancing gait where ere you went,
your elegance abound.
But as adulthood finally came round,
And granted us the time,
You learned to love & trust me and..
Decided youd be mine.
A soul within, a dignity,
You always glowed with pride,
And showed the world that pups like you,
Have something rare inside.
An independant nature,
yet a loving heart to share,
and if respect was handed you,
Id have your love & care
And after graduating obediance,
Classes one & two,
You passed three judges scrutiny,
So we could then breed you.
Your daughter lil April,
The gift you left me with,
Tries hard to comfort me at night,
but its you Im thinking of..
I miss your leaning gainst me ,
all throughout the nights,
I miss the safety I always felt
when you had me in your sights.
I miss that crooked cocky smile,
When you were filled with glee
Or the way your eyes avoided mine,
If I was supposed to leave you be.
I never ever can repay,
All the joy you brought to me,
But its why I kissed you bye tonight..
To maintain your dignity..
I shall carry you in my heart always.
Love, Mom Andi Thomas