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This week I had to put down my 15 year old dachsund, Heidi. She was a special dog and a gentle spirit. She was built like a line-backer, cream color with white nails. A personality that I can't even describe. I was there the night she was born on 10/31/1992 and there when she died 01/21/2008. This is a poem I wrote that day:

A Candle for Heidi

Today you left this earth
You left me behind
I was there for your first breath
In my arms you drew your last
You opened your eyes the first time, it was my eyes you saw first
Though your eyes are clouded now, it was I who saw you last

There was a time you pulled me on your leash
I could barely contain your excitement
Your life was so brand new
You loved to watch the birds take flight
My chubby bundle of energy you wanted to fly there, too

You used to lie down on the porch
The evenings cool, the candle bright
We joked you were dreaming of romance
As you stared out at the moonlit night
I'll light that candle one more time for you
And tonight we'll sit like we used to do

I wished I could freeze time back then
Though it moves on and so must we
In my arms a delicate feather
Your spirit, still proud and free

Today I went to that special place I go
I took you there once, a path that no one knows
In the open wilderness
Where my troubled soul is most at peace
I felt your gentle spirit with me
And I knew that love is for eternity

Wherever you are now take my love with you
For your forever love shall always be with me
Your pain is gone now and my love is strong
You can fly now my sweet girl, my companion, and my friend