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| A Spooky Feeling When a breeze brushes your cheek And the night is still and meek It’s Spooky When the air is still and light Yet you wake up with a fright It’s Spooky When the world is still and poised But you swore you heard a noise It’s Spooky When you can’t escape the ache And your hearts about to break It’s Spooky When you’ve reached your wit’s end By the loss of your best friend It’s Spooky When you hear 4 little feet But you swear you are asleep It’s Spooky When you’re crying out in vain Because you’re heavy with the pain It’s Spooky When you’re missing half your soul And you life is just not whole It’s Spooky When you’re wishing for the end Then the breeze comes by again It’s Spooky When a breeze brushes your hair But only stillness fills the air It’s Spooky! June 15, 2002 |
| Tears for Spooky August 22, 2000 to April 29,2002 All Poems are inspired by a furry little girl named Spooky and written down by Mommy Diane |
| The Answer to WHY Scalding torrent acid tears scorch my tired eyes Red rimmed, blood shot, and burning, turned up to the quiet sky Black blood filled with hurt and anger courses through my veins Fueled by a heart that’s so familiar with such loss and pain Searching the midnight sky for answers left by day Happiness and comfort are strangers to my life’s way Wondering and wandering about a world that’s so unkind Waiting for foolish answers to the questions in my mind Why This One? Why Her? There Are So Many Others To Take! This One Is So Special, Who Dares Decide Her Fate? Why Couldn’t She Stay Longer To Easy My Troubled Life? The Loss Of This One’s Little Soul Cuts Deeper Than A Knife No One Else Is Good Enough To Keep Her Safe And Warm Who Else Could Be Trusted To Save Her From The Storm? My Love For Her Is Stronger Than Any Other’s Could Be Why Do I Have To Suffer? She Belongs Right Here With Me! Thou reeling with the loss of one so vital to my days I wear my scar so secretly and drift through life’s great maze Passing minutes turn to hours to mark my time alone Then lightening streaks across the room to touch my heart of stone The answers come so violently like a hammer to my chest Me, who had the nerve to think that I would know what’s best The sky opened up it’s eyes with a great torrent of rain The silent voice wrapped in thunder said “I KNOW YOUR PAIN” “I ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS TOO, BEFORE I SENT HER SOUL TO YOU” June 16, 2002 |
| Home Soon Spooky used to whine and cry when I would leave to go to the store. She would worry that I would be gone for a long time or that she wouldn’t see me again. I would give her a comforting pat on the head and tell her not to worry. “Silly Spooky! I’ll be home before you know it, and we‘ll be together then! I just have a few things that I must do. I know it may seem like a long time that we‘re apart, but it will only be a short time before we‘re together again!” Even though she didn’t understand, I knew something more than she did. Now, it is my turn to whine and cry because I worry that I won’t see her again. As she sits at the Bridge, it is now her turn to silently give me a pat on the head, saying “Silly Mommy, ---don’t you remember what you told me? You’ll be home before you know it, and we‘ll be together then! You just have a few things that you must do. I know it may seem like a long time that we‘re apart, but it will only be a short time before we‘re together again!” Now it is her turn to know something more than I do. September 9, 2002 |
| It's Just a Dog Just a dog, just a cat Just an animal, lazy and fat Just get over it, just get another It's not like it's your son or mother Fools around me speak in shame Never knowing my pet's name They roll their eyes, they dub me weak They treat me like my loss is cheap Had I lost my arm or lost my sight Then my sorrow would be worthy and right But I'd give my arm, my leg, and my home To have her back and not be alone My synthetic smile so wry and charming Hides a growing outburst that's so alarming I choke back words to defend my tears Because they would fall only on deaf ears It's sad that they have never shared A love so pure and uncompared Though my heart bleeds from a cut so deep Their hearts stay cold in stagnant sleep Just a cat, just a dog Just a friend with whom to jog Just someone standing by my side When life brings on it's bumpy ride Just a reason to hope and believe That not every creature has something up it's sleeve Just someone with whom to chat My dog, my friend, my family, my cat October 21, 2002 |
| Dreams Of Silver I saw the Silver Lining, but it did not see me It must have been because I stood behind the old Oak tree I saw the Silver Lining, stretched out across the sky I thought that I could touch it, if only I could fly I saw a Silver Cord, descending from a cloud The secret of it's origin wrapped in a silent shroud I saw a Silver Cord, that reached out to the land I closed my eyes and hoped that I could feel it in my hand I heard the Silver Bells, they echoed through mind They seemed to draw me closer, yet kept me just behind I heard the Silver Bells, ringing loud and true and clear The melody so familiar, but still foreign to my ear I saw a Silver Wolf, standing strong and tall and bold His coat held Silver Tear drops, some new and some were old I saw a Silver Wolf and he whispered through the trees "Any time you need to find me, just listen to the breeze" (Written for Lobowolf and his Silver Wolf Pooky, on Spooky's 6 months anniversary, after finding out Lobo was OK after his surgery) October 29, 2002 |
| TroubleSSSS Up Ahead Across The River And Past The Sea Is A Promised Land That's Trouble Free But Through The Mist And Frosty Air You'll find that "TroubleSSSS" Will Be There A Midnight Silken Glossy Coat A Splash Of White Upon Her Throat Her Eyes A Startling Shade Of Blue That Touch Your Soul And See Right Through She Sits Upon Her Bed Of Grass And Welcomes All The Pets Who've Past She Shows Them Heartache, Pain, And Strife Are Not A Part Of This New Life "Fear Not New Friends" She Says With Glee "The Only 'TroubleSSSS' Here Is Me Go Run And Jump And Eat And Play For Us It Is A Glorious Day As For The Ones We Left Behind It Is Up To Them The Truth To Find They'll Know We're Never Far Apart If They Stop To Listen With Their Heart" (Written for Magicwolf on the 1 year anniversary of Troubles' passing) November 19, 2002 |
| When Nothing But Dark Clouds And Turbulent Skies Line The Path That You Must Walk And You've Turned Your Back On The Sun It Is Only Then That You Can See The Rainbow November 11, 2002 |
| Paws For A Moment Pause For A Moment, Let Your Spirits Lift Then You'll Be Blessed With Life's Greatest Gifts: A Brilliant Flash Of Lightening The World Then Suddenly Brightening The Quick Blink Of An Eye A Smile From Someone Shy A Soft Wisp Of Wind Rustling Through The Trees The Sweet Smell Of Lilac Drifting On A Breeze A Flickering Shadow Cast On A Wall A Creaking Floorboard Heard Down The Hall Little Velvet Paws Tip-Toeing In The Night A Little Life So Brief, Yet Forever In My Sight From Precious Little Creatures Memories Are Sent Laughter, Love, And Tears……. Just "Paws" For A Moment (Written for VelvetpawsWolf in memory of her sweet kitty Velvet Paws) December 01, 2002 |
| Unwrapped Your present is not in a box There's no paper, no ribbon, a paradox My gift to you was not my life It is the world so big and rife Open your mind and you shall receive The greatest gift that I could leave I am not the bird, I am the flight I am not the sun, I am the light I am not the tear, I am the rain I am not the harvest, I am the grain I am not the flame, I am the glow I'm not the river, I am the flow I am not a smile, I am the bliss I am not the touch, I am the kiss I am not the moon, I am the night I am not your eyes, I am your sight On Christmas morn the gift is there All you have to do is be aware Written for the Christmas 2002 Rainbow Bridge Page by Diane, Mommy of Tears for Spooky |
| The Huntress of Heart A Feline Mistress Of Stealth And Grace Yet Never To Proud To Lick My Face She Ruled Her World And Mine As Well With So Many Secrets That She'll Never Tell Beautiful Cleo, The Empress Of The House A Huntress Collecting The Heart And The Mouse She Burst Into Life With A Purr And A Grin Yet Coy With The Laughter That Left Me With Chagrin My Loving Little Cleo, How You Make My Heart Sing You Captured My Life And You Gave It Wings Written For Carol in memory of her dear cat Cleo January 17, 2003 |
| SHADOW ON THE SUN As Sorrow Grips My Desperate Hand The Flood Comes Back Across The Land Drowning Breath From A Damaged Soul It Drags My Hopes In To The Hole The Road Beneath Has Washed Away An Unforgiving Sun Blinds My Way So I Drift Along A Forgotten Field Without Hope, My Protective Shield Her Soothing Voice Ignores My Ears A Solitary Tear Confirms My Fears My Reflection Can Not Mask Disdain My Eyes No Longer Can Conceal The Pain My Heart Has Lost The Will To Fight I Glower At The Scornful Light My Sight Is Saved By The One Her Wondrous Shadow On The Sun (Written for Spooky on the 9 months anniversary of her journey to the Rainbow Bridge) January 29, 2002 |
| PAW IN PALM Born On A Wild And Sunny Spring Day She's Happiness, Come What May A Tiny Piece Of Fluff And Love The Whole World Is Her Stage In The House, Now Made A Home Our Souls Redeemed Have Ceased To Roam An Open Door Spills Heaven's Light To Shine On Paw-In-Palm Too Soon For Us She Stands With Poise Her Tail Held High Without A Noise No Backward Glance To Change Her Path At The Doorway Bathed In Gold The Portal Shuts And Steals The Light Sorrow Strikes It's Bitter, Painful Bite No Chance, No Choice, We're Left Behind Bereft, On Wounded Knees Sand Falls Slow To Fill Our Eyes Lonely Rooms Echo Our Cries Savage Tears Scorch Our Cheek As Bruised Hands Clench At Empty Space Our Souls Yields To The Cruel Goodbye Then New Light Flows From Darkened Sky The Wall Reflects A Mighty Shadow And We Know She's Never Left Our Side (Written for Chet and Colleen in memory of their beloved kitty Belle) January 29, 2003 |
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| Moonstruck Sun Sets Taking Warmth We Are Left To Wonder Why Other Side Needs Her Gifts We Must Share Though Warmth Is Missed Night Is Cold We Fear Forever We Are Shown A Wondrous Sign Moonlight Spills Reflected Truth She Is There Though Out Of Reach March 29, 2003 Written on the 11th month anniversary of Spooky going to the Rainbow Bridge |
| Brodie's Prayer Please Do Not Shed Your Tears For Me I'm Happy, Running Wild And Free I've Cross The Bridge To A Wondrous Realm Where Only Love Is At The Helm But Spare A Drop Or Maybe Two For One Had To Leave With You Please Help Her Know Her Choice Was Right She Took My Pain To Give Me Light February 24, 2003 Written on Brodie's 1 year anniversary |
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