Ode To Trigger
I miss you in the morning, stretched out in the bed next to mine,
I miss you when our eyes would meet, and in yours anticipation would shine
I miss when you’d get up, and stretch, and head over to my bed
I miss when you’d give me your warmest morning hug, by offering me your great soft head
I miss your playful look, the shake of your collar as you urged me forward in my day
I miss the way you’d race down the stairs ahead of me, to get me on my way
I miss when you were older, and too old to take the stair,
I miss how your eyes would wait for me at the bottom, filled with patience without compare,
I miss our breakfast, I miss our lunch, I miss all the meals we shared
I’d eat, you’d wait, then I’d toss you a morsel you’d lithely catch in the air
I miss our walks, pulls when you were young, strolls as the years went on
I miss my companion by my side so much, it’s impossible to believe you’re gone
I miss your company, I miss your sigh, I miss your fur and your smell,
I can’t believe I will ever meet another dog, or person, who completed me so well
I miss you every minute, every day, every night, and every dawn
I miss you with every aching breath, I can’t believe my best friend is gone
I miss you, my Trigger, with all my heart and I will miss you until the end of my day
Until the final moment when I step into the dark, and search to find my way
And that is my hope that I hold onto now, in the house so empty without my friend
As I cling onto memories, and photos, and mourn you with tears that never end
That one day, some day, when my day is over and forever to me has also come
That’s the day I’ll see you in the distance, and to me you will joyously run
I’ll hold your golden head again that day, and hug you. And feel you then,
I’ll smell your warmth, touch your silken ears, and laugh at your furry smile again
We’ll play tug a stick, you’ll roll in the grass, and I’ll cuddle right up next to you
You’ll give a happy sigh, and so will I, and once again you and I will be two
Until then, rest my dear soul, rest my beloved friend, you’ve been the best dog a dog can be
You’ve always done everything I asked of you, so please listen to my very last plea
I ask you now to rest in peace, in joy, in comfort, and in love
Rest your tired bones now, so blessedly free of pain, free of age, free of
Come home to me now, my beloved old boy, and rest here at my side
Or race in the fields, somewhere beyond, so open and green and wide
Follow your spirit, go down your path, without fear, I will always be here
Whenever you turn around to look, I will always be close and near
Whether you’re by my side, or across the great divide, you know you will always find me
Think of our love, and the happiness we shared, and that is right where I’ll be
I miss you my Trigger, I miss you today, tomorrow, and forever too
I will always miss you, my beloved Trigger, because no one could ever replace you
But one day, Trigger, I promise you and please, you promise me
We will find each other again, and then together forever you and I will once again be