<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Tear check. </div><div><br></div><div>Lost a dachshund in March. Know this all too well<br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jun 17, 2015, at 9:57 AM, Deanna Lewis via Oagdu <<a href="mailto:oagdu@nfbnet.org">oagdu@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I had to share this as it’s so beautiful!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Deanna and Mambo<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> The-dog-park [<a href="mailto:the-dog-park-bounces@emissives.com">mailto:the-dog-park-bounces@emissives.com</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Rachel Krieg via The-dog-park<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, June 16, 2015 10:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> A general guide dog chat list<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Rachel Krieg<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [The-dog-park] poem<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">I stood by your bed last night, I came to have a peep.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">I could see that you were crying, You found it hard to sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">"It's me, I haven't left you, I'm well, I'm fine, I'm here."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour the tea,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">You were thinking of the many times, your hands reached down to me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">I was with you at the shops today, Your arms were getting sore.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">I longed to take your parcels, I wish I could do more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">I was with you at my grave today, You tend it with such care.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">I want to re-assure you, that I'm not lying there.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">I walked with you towards the house, as you fumbled for your key.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">I gently put my paw on you, I smiled and said " it's me."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">You looked so very tired, and sank into a chair.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">I tried so hard to let you know, that I was standing there.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">It's possible for me, to be so near you everyday.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">To say to you with certainty, "I never went away."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">You sat there very quietly, then smiled, I think you knew...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">In the stillness of that evening, I was very close to you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">The day is over... I smile and watch you yawning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">and say "good-night, God bless, I'll see you in the morning."<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">And when the time is right for you to cross the brief divide,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">I'll rush across to greet you and we'll stand, side by side.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">I have so many things to show you, there is so much for you to see.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI","sans-serif"">Be patient, live your journey out...then come home to be with me.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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