The Poem

By the edge of a woods, at the foot of a hill,
Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.
Where the friends of man and woman do run,
When their time on earth is over and done.

For here, between this world and the next,
Is a place where each
beloved creature finds rest.
On this golden land, they wait and they play,
Till the Rainbow Bridge
they cross over one day.

No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,
For here they are whole,
their lives filled with gladness.
Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,
Their bodies have healed,
with strength imbued.

They romp through the grass,
without even a care,
Until one day they start, and sniff at the air.
All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,
Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.

For just at that instant, their eyes have met;
Together again, both person and pet.
So they run to each other,
these friends from long past,
The time of their parting is over at last.

The sadness they felt while they were apart,
Has turned into joy once more in each heart.
They embrace with a love that will last forever,
And then, side-by-side, they cross over… together.

-- Steve and Diane Bodofsky --

Miss Me - But Let Me Go

When I come to the end of the road
And the sun has set for me,
I want no rites in a gloom-filled room.

Why cry for a soul that is free?
Miss me a little, but not too long
And not with your head bowed low,

Remember the love
that we once shared
Miss me -- but let me go.

For this is a journey
that we all must take,
And each must go alone,

It's all a part of the master plan
A step on the road home.

When you are lonely and sick of heart,
Go to the friends we know.
And bury your sorrows
in doing good deeds,

Miss me -- but let me go.