Pictures In Stone

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Do not stand at my grave and weep;

I am not there, I do not sleep.

I am the thousand winds that blow,

I am the diamond glints on snow,

I am the sunlight on ripened grain,

I am the gentle autumn rain.

When you awaken in the morning’s hush,

I am the swift uplifting rush

Of quiet birds in circled flight,

I am the soft stars that shine at night.

Do not stand at my grave and cry;

I am not there.  I did not die.

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They say memories are golden, well maybe that is true.

We never wanted memories, we only wanted you.

A million times we needed you, a million times we cried.

If love alone could save you, you never would have died.

In life we loved you dearly, in death we love you still.

In our hearts you hold a place no one could ever fill.

If tears could build a stairway, and memories a lane,

We’d walk the path to heaven, and bring you back again.

Our family chain is broken, and nothing seems the same,

But as God calls us one by one, the chain will link again.

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I thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new.

I thought about you yesterday and days before that too.

I think of you in silence, I often speak your name.

All I have are memories and your picture in a frame.

Your memory is my keepsake, with which I’ll never part.

God has you in his keeping.  I have you in my heart.

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RAINBOW BRIDGE

Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge.

When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge.
There are meadows and hills for all of our special friends so they can run and play together.
There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable.

All the animals who had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing; they each miss someone very special to them, who had to be left behind.

They all run and play together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent; His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster.

You have been spotted, and when you and your special friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.

Then you cross Rainbow Bridge together....

Author unknown...

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Forever in my heart

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Always in my heart

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Thank you for leaving your paw prints on my heart

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In honor of a once in a lifetime companion

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Cherishing every memory you left us

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Beloved friend and companion

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In memory of our beloved pet

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“Dogs are not our whole life,

But they make our lives whole.”

-Roger Caras

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In remembrance of our loyal friend

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No heaven will be heaven unless my dog (cat)

Is there to welcome me

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