Waiting for you
I couldn't understand
Why I couldn't run and jump.
I wanted
to get up,
But I just lay there like a lump.
Then you picked me up.
You knew I didn't feel my best.
I tried
to play with you,
But you said I had to rest.
As you cuddled me close, I heard you say,
"Hoppy, I love you!"
I
wish I could have told you
How much I love you, too.
You hands were warm and soft
And I closed my little eyes.
As
I drifted off to sleep,
I thought I heard you cry.
Then I woke up with a jerk,
I wouldn't be here long.
You
made me settle down again,
And said, "I'll get along.
I'll miss you tons, but if you think
It's time for you
to go,
It's all right with me, my little girl,
Because of something I know.
We won't be apart forever,
We'll
meet up in Heaven someday.
And till then, you'll play with Lily."
And I knew everything would be okay.
I had
to leave you then,
After you said goodbye.
But I know you know
That I didn't really die.
Me, Lily, and Guss
are waiting for you
Up Where it's always Day.
And we're all looking forward to the time
When again, all together,
we'll play.
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A year ago this evening, my little
Hoppy left my home but not my heart. Since this was the day she left, I thought it would be appropriate to write
a little poem about her.
Remember
I will always remember your little brown eyes
Begging me
for a meal
The perfect little nests you used to make
And the squeak, squeak, squeak, of your wheel
The crunch, crunch, crunch of your little teeth
As you
busily chewed away
On toilet tubes or sunflower seeds,
Even paper and nice fresh hay
The way you used to amaze me
With all your escaping feats
It
would take me forever to catch you,
Even with lots of tasty treats
I will always remember our last moments together
And telling
you it was okay
I missed you then and miss you now
But I'm still looking forward to the day
When once again I will watch you run
Across the clouds
so free
When we'll be together, forever and ever
What a wonderful day that will be!
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