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Pet Sympathy Poems
When a beloved pet dies, pet sympathy poems are one way to ease the pain of the loss. For most of us, our pets will die before we do. Maybe several pets will pass through our homesand lives over the years. My experience is that having your pet die doesn’t get any easier.Some folks will want to get a new pet right away, others will want to wait. Some will decide never to have a pet again in order to avoid having to go through the pain of loss another time.Divider
Most of us, though, will decide in favor of having another pet. As we begin to heal, we realize that the joy that a pet brings into our lives over its lifetime far outweighs the pain of loss.
Pet sympathy poems
that demonstrate a sensitivity to this dilemma are an important part of the grieving process. All of the years of being welcomed home after a long day, the cuddling when you’re having a bad day, and the general unconditional love are powerful influences in favor of choosing to have another companion. The pain of losing a pet is undeniable, however. Pet sympathy poems can serve to ease the intensity of emotional distress in the moment. These can be heartwrenching, every bit as upsetting as losing a human family member. Too often, a companion pet is the only family an elderly or single person may have.
Sympathy Poems:
Aids to Grieving
Pet sympathy poems serve to bring our emotions to the surface and help us face our loss. By definition, the words tug at our heartstrings, and bring to our minds all of the tender moments shared with the lost pet.It is hard to remember that pets live in the moment and probably do not have memories in the way their humans do. Therefore, it is easy to attribute emotions and intention to them , affecting our interpretation of their suffering. Our job, then, is to provide our pets with the best quality of life possible, and enjoy each moment. We know that, just in the way our human relationships have no guarantee of permanency, neither do our moments with our pets come with promises of tomorrow. Here are some examples of pet sympathy poems that we found especially touching.
Tribute to a Best FriendSunlight streams through window pane unto a spot on the floor....
then I remember, it's where you used to lie,
but now you are no more.
Our feet walk down a hall of carpet, and muted echoes sound....
then I remember, it's where your paws would joyously abound.
A voice is heard along the road, and up beyond the hill,
then I remember it can't be yours.... your golden voice is still.
But I'll take that vacant spot of floor and empty muted hall
and lay them with the absent voice and unused dish along the wall.
I'll wrap these treasured memorials in a blanket of my love
and keep them for my best friend until we meet above.
Author Unknown
And lest anyone think I would forget the wonderful solace brought by pet cats, here is one of my favorite pet sympathy poems dedicated to the beloved felines who purr their way into our hearts.To Love Again
Oh what unhappy twist of fate
Has brought you homeless to my gate,
The gate where once another stood
To beg for shelter warmth and food?
For from that day I ceased to be
The master of my destiny,
While she, with purr and velvet paw
Became within my house the law.
. She scratched the furniture and shed
And claimed the middle of my bed,
She ruled in arrogance and pride
And broke my heart the day she died.
So if you really think, oh cat
I'd willingly relive all that,
Because you come forlorn and thin
Well don't just stand there - come on in!
Author unknown
More Pet Sympathy Ideas
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