The New Rainbow Bridge" (Inspired by a Norse legend)

Mommy found this in the newspaper and hers said it brought tears to her eyes when her thought of the pets hers has had over tha years that will be waiting for her to cross over the Rainbow Bridge one day. Hers wants to post it on me blog cause her says this is for everyone who has ever lost a beloved pet. Hers says hers truly believe that along with love ones who have gone on before her and will be there to ease her way on the journey to the Summerland, her pets (dogs, cats, cow, pony etc) will also be there waiting to make the journey across the bridge into the Summerland with her.

Hers hopes everyone will enjoy it as much as hers did.

Murphy

The New Rainbow Bridge" (Inspired by a Norse legend)

By the edge of a wood, at the foot of a hill,

Is a lush, green meadow where time stands still.

Where the friends of man and woman do run,

When their time on earth is over and done.

For here, between this world and the next,

Is a place where each beloved creature finds rest.

On this golden land, they wait and they play,

Till the Rainbow Bridge they cross over one day.

No more do they suffer, in pain or in sadness,

For here they are whole, their lives filled with gladness.

Their limbs are restored, their health renewed,

Their bodies have healed, with strength imbued.

They romp through the grass, without even a care,

Until one day they start, and sniff at the air.

All ears prick forward, eyes dart front and back,

Then all of a sudden, one breaks from the pack.

For just that instant, their eyes have met;

Together again, both person and pet.

So they run to each other, these friends from long past,

The time of their parting is over at last.

The sadness they felt while they were apart,

Has turned into joy once more in each heart.

They embrace with a love that will last forever,

And then, side-by-side, they cross over.

Together