Princess

Don’t think that I left you; I am here in your heart, I have been here with you, right from the start,

From the day we first met – till I took my last breath, From my moment of birth – to my moment of death, And now that my body has gone from this earth, I am here with you still – as I was from my birth.

Don’t think for a moment that I left your side, You feel I am here, by each tear cried, In silence I follow each step that you walk, I hear you soft voice, each time you talk, When you sleep I am with you, here at your feet, And one day, my friend, we will once again meet.

Don’t think, my friend, that you betrayed my love, By letting me go, and sending me above, I could not stay one moment more, I tried to show you, by offering my paw, But through your tears, you could not see,

From the moment we met, you belonged to me. Don’t think I can’t see you, all the tears that you cry, I see your heart breaking as your chest heaves a sigh, I feel all your sadness, and I know you miss me, But my friend I am happy, I am now running free,

So look through your tears, reach out with your heart, I’m still here my friend - as I was from the start.

You will never be forgotten

My Beautiful and Loving Princess, It is with a heavy heart that I lay you to rest. In your very own forest all cool and safe. I will watch over you from your place in the kitchen and your bed by the window. Your favorite stick is with you to keep safe until I come to you to play at the beach or even in the snow. There is a hole in my heart shaped just like you, come fill it with memories or a soft woof now and then until we are together...forever again.

Love Your Mom 

Grave site beginnings 5/28/07

Princess is laid to rest on a hillside in her forest. It is a bit bare now with new plantings just taking root. A laughing Buddha sits above her as a fitting tribute to her wisdom and the happiness she brought to me. A smiling fairy sits at the edge of her memorial plaque ever watching over her when I cannot be there. A small Dawn Redwood tree has been planted to grow tall and strong with flowers and clover soon to cover the ground in commemoration of her her beauty. I want this to be a place of comfort for reflection and meditation which so befits my Princess.

A bench has been added.

Marquisea's grave marker is positioned temporarily. We want to plant a tree by her. After we do that we will place it permanently.

My very own sleeping angel.

"He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog.
You are his life, his love, his leader.
He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.
You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
-- Unknown

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Thank you Lauvern!

" We who choose to surround ourselves with lives even more temporary than our own live within a fragile circle easily and often breached. Unable to accept its awful gaps, we still would live no other way. We cherish memory as the only certain immortality, never fully understanding the neccessary plan." ( Irving Towsend)