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In reply to the discussion: my best buddy Simba died today [View all]tblue37
(65,319 posts)42. This is a stanza from a poem by Robert Frost ( "One More Brevity"):
Next morning the minute I was about,
He was at the door to be let out.
As much as to say, I have paid my call.
You mustnt feel hurt if now Im all
For getting back somewhere, or further on.
I opened the door, and he was gone.
I was to taste in little the grief
That comes of dogs lives being so brief.
Only fraction of ours, at most,
He might have been the dream of a ghost,
In spite of the way his tail had smacked
My floor, so hard and matter-of-fact.
He was at the door to be let out.
As much as to say, I have paid my call.
You mustnt feel hurt if now Im all
For getting back somewhere, or further on.
I opened the door, and he was gone.
I was to taste in little the grief
That comes of dogs lives being so brief.
Only fraction of ours, at most,
He might have been the dream of a ghost,
In spite of the way his tail had smacked
My floor, so hard and matter-of-fact.
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The more you loved each other the more you will hurt. You gave Simba the best gift you could ...
Botany
Sep 2019
#22
Im in tears...so much like the loss of my gentle giant Golden, Cooper, 2 months ago...
samnsara
Sep 2019
#31
Oh, no! This is terrible! Dogs need to have much longer lifespans, along the line of a tortoise.
Karadeniz
Sep 2019
#35
So sorry to hear about this, cally. I hope you find comfort in the memories Simba left behind. ❤
littlemissmartypants
Sep 2019
#37