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WHEN TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME
Author Unknown

When tomorrow starts without me,
And I'm not there to see;
The sun will rise and find your eyes
All filled with tears for me.

I wish so much you wouldn't cry
The way you did today,
Remembering how I'd lay my head
In your lap that special way.
I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you,
And each time that you think of me,
I know you'll miss me too.

But when tomorrow starts without me.
Please try to understand,
That an angel came and called my name
And petted me with her hand.
She said my place was ready,
In Heaven far above,
And that I'd have to leave behind
All those I dearly love.

But, as I turned to heel away,
A tear fell from my eye,
For all my life I never thought
That I would have to die.
I had so much to live for,
So many sits and downs to do,
It seemed almost impossible,
That I was leaving you.

I thought about our lives together,
I know you must be sad,
I thought of all the love we shared,
And all the fun we had.

Remember how I'd nudge your hand,
And poke you with my nose?
The frisbee I would gladly chase,
The bad guy, I'd "bark and hold".

If I could relive yesterday,
Just even for awhile,
I'd wag my tail and kiss you,
Just so I could see you smile.

But, then I fully realized,
That this could never be;
For emptiness and memories
Will take the place of me.
And when I thought of treats and toys,
I might miss come tomorrow,
I thought of you and when I did,
My dog-heart filled with sorrow.

But then I walked through Heaven's gate,
And felt so much at home;
As God looked down and smiled at me,
From His beautiful golden throne.
He said, "This is eternity,
And now we welcome you,
Today your life on earth is past,
But here it starts anew.

I promise no tomorrow,
But today will always last;
For you see, each day is the same day,
There's no longing for the past.
Now you have been so faithful,
So trusting, loyal and true;
Though there were times you did things,
You knew you shouldn't do.

But good dogs are forgiven,
And now at last you're free;
So won't you sit here by my side,
And wait right here with me?"
So when tomorrow starts without me,
Don't think we're far apart.
For every time you think of me,
I'm right there, in your heart.


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Not goodbye.....just until
Marmy always comes back for you

Leibchen
March 12,1994 - November 15,2006

Very, very beautiful..............Thanks for sharing............


still created lots of tears................but that's okay.

I couldn't get past the first verse without crying. So beautiful. Thanks for sharing. I'm too choked up to say much, but that one will stay with me for a long time.. Ann

That completely choked me up with tears. It is a beautiful description of the bond we share with our furkids. Thank you for reminding me in such a touch way why I love my guys here.

Ken Albin

I was missing my old girl this afternoon and thought I'd wander through..

and what a JOY that was to find

thank you, thank you - for posting it
it sounds like my Nori wrote it but surely, we're all thinking that

no worries that I sat at my keyboard sobbing (unexpectantly and quite uncontrollably) and had to go looking for some tissues, then tripped over my (two years new) doggie and stubbed my toe, no worries

because in the end I was smiling at the memories -
a favorite one, one that I hadn't thought of in quite awhile came - we were laying on the beach on a beautiful old quilt. We were spending a lovely fall afternoon near Cape May with Milo and her Dad, Ruby (a human).

She'd had a long romp in the sand with Milo and they were tired. We were all quite relaxed and happy. She had a way of wrapping her head around any part of me that was available whenever possible, but she would first look at me with intensity; that day, it's like she was saying " I am here with you, and I am happy" - it was like a blessing and as she relaxed and leaned into me, I was connected to that peace

thanks for reminding me! zookeeper

What a beautiful letter.........The tears are flowing again......they never seem to stop.

Hugs
Felicia

Bravo! Very good!