When the heartbreaking time comes
to kiss this love goodbye,
I know that many velvet tears
will fall down from my eyes.
When we walk with tears and rain
one last time,
because I have to carry you home,
I will know that that will be
our very last walk together.
I know now
that even if you cannot raise your voice,
even if you cannot lift your head,
and even if you cannot wag your tail,
I will see it in your eyes,
since I have spent every day searching
for a spark which I've now memorised.
And I hope I taught you well,
because even if you cannot hear my voice,
even if you cannot see my face,
you will still feel my velvet tears
landing upon your golden fur...
and I know that you will understand.
Please don't forget me,
as I release you into the arms
of The Rainbow Garden,
where your spirit will be free.
And your legacy will last forever,
living on inside of me,
and inside all of the love
you planted in so many people's hearts.
Your paw-prints will live on
inside the hearts you leave behind.
