Hey Everyone, welcome back to Coffee Talk Saturday.

I sat and thought about what to write today and although I had a few ideas I felt that a few might need to read this poem as much as I. It has been a hard week with the loss of my in-laws dog Merlin today and a friends dog on Thursday which was also the month anniversary of Soda’s passing.

A friend sent this to me when Soda passed and today to my in-laws.

It is a beautiful poem based on a Norse Legend written by Steve and Diane Bodofsky which provides us with comfort knowing we made the right decision for our furry friends.

The Rainbow Bridge
inspired by a Norse legend
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.

I miss you Soda.

The photo I took in 2008 on my trip to the Galapagos Islands.