My deepest condolences on your loss...rest well, sweet Oso.
Not Gone
No matter how long they are with us,
It's way too soon that they're gone.
But "gone" is such a final word,
It's too abrupt to be really heard
in our hearts,
For their lives go on.
Birthdays and anniversaries
special memory times ~
For whispering names on the breeze.
Then stop, and listen for their voices.
Inhale deeply
the fan of tail-wags so joyous!
Breathe in remembered scents
~ thankfully ~
And they will touch your senses
~again.