The Lovely Sharon and I are friends with Ray and
Kaye, whose family included, until recently, a beautiful Golden Retriever named Hannah. A few days ago the Lovely Sharon told me that
Hannah had passed away. When I heard the
news I felt an immediate pang in my heart.
I had known Hannah for a number of years, may be eight or nine. We met
Ray and Kaye at Ironwood Country Club in Palm Desert. We have been good friends since we met. Ray and Kaye’s place at Ironwood was a couple
of doors from ours. We visited them at
their place and they visited us at our place fairly often. When I was doing something in my garage, it
was not uncommon to see Ray and Hannah walking past. I always ventured out of the garage to say
hello to the two of them.
Ray and Kay sold their place near ours in Palm Desert but
bought one a few blocks away and we have visited them at their new place a few
times. On each visit, we were greeting by the wet tongue and wagging tail of
Hannah.
I like this poem I found about dogs
Unconditional Love.
When a dog offers you
his heart
Accept it with a
smile
For his love will
last a lifetime -
Which is such a
little while.
When a dog offers you
his heart
Take it gladly and
with pride
For he will be a
faithful friend
Ever by your side.
A dog loves you
because you're you -
Not for how you speak
or what job you do
You could be short,
tall, thin or fat
Or ugly as sin, he
doesn't care about that.
A dog knows if you're
good or bad
He can see inside
your soul
When he decides
you're okay
To earn your love is
his main goal.
When you're sad,
he'll comfort you
And kiss away each
tear
You may even wake up
in the morning
With a cold nose in
your ear.
When eventually the
time comes
And the lights in his
eyes dim
A new star will shine
in Heaven
In remembrance of
him.
You'll gaze up at the
midnight sky
And you will hear him
say -
"I'm so glad you
were my human
We'll meet again some
day!"
So, if this poem has
caused a tear to fall
That's because you
love the dog who's giving you his all
Go travel on
together, happily paw in glove
He's the only one
who'll ever give you unconditional love.
When a dog offers you
his heart
Accept it with a
smile
For his love will
last a lifetime -
Which is such a
little while.
By Hazel Harris-Lane
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