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“Don't Grieve Too Long”
Don't grieve too long, for now I'm free.
I've followed the path God has set for me.
I ran to Him when I heard His Call.
I swished my tail and left it all.
I could not stay another day,
To bark, to love, to romp or play.
Games left unplanned must stay that way.
I found such peace, it made my day.
My parting has left you with a void.
Please fill it with remembered joy,
A friendship shared, your laugh, a kiss.
Oh yes, these things I too shall miss.
Be not burdened with times of sorrow.
I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow.
My life has been full, you've given so much,
Your time, your love and gentle touch.
Perhaps my time seemed all too brief.
Don't lengthen it now with undue grief.
Lift up your head and share with me,
God wanted me, He set me free!
Author Unknown
Country Dane Ritz a la Mode
The above poem pretty much says it all. Easier said than done as nearly three years after losing our Ritzy Boy it’s still hard to write or talk about him.
Ritz was my husband’s self-appointed body guard even before we knew about his brain tumor (my husband has since recovered). After surgery Ritz was always there and I could tell how my husband was feeling by the way Ritz
was acting. Ritz was truly special in many ways. This was just one of them. We lost Ritz to cardio at just 6 1/2 years old.
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