# Rainbow Bridg.

Category: Animal House

## Post 1 by Morgan_Lynn (Account disabled) on Thursday, 24-Apr-2008 16:18:17

Hear is a cute poem I found from:
http://rainbowbridge.org
Poem:
Just this side of heaven is a place called Rainbow Bridge
When an animal dies that has been especially close to someone here, that pet goes to Rainbow Bridge. There are meadows and hills for all of our special
friends so they can run and play together. There is plenty of food and water and sunshine, and our friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals who
had been ill and old are restored to health and vigor; those who were hurt or maimed are made whole and strong again, just as we remember them in our dreams
of days and times gone by.
The animals are happy and content, except for one small thing: they miss someone very special to them; who had to be left behind. They all run and play
together, but the day comes when one suddenly stops and looks into the distance. The bright eyes are intent; the eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins
to break away from the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying him faster and faster. YOU have been spotted, and when you and your special
friend finally meet, you cling together in joyous reunion, never to be parted again. The happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again caress the
beloved head, and you look once more into the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your life but never absent from your heart.
HOPE yu likd it!
LOVE,,
Morgan

## Post 2 by Reyami (I've broken five thousand! any more awards going?) on Thursday, 24-Apr-2008 21:34:28

I had this poem read to me several years ago, after my pet Sheila died. It's beautiful

## Post 3 by motifated (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Friday, 25-Apr-2008 8:51:47

This still always brings tears to my eyes. An interesting "sequal" to this poem is a piece called "An Intersting Day at the Rainbow Bridge." Might be worth googling, as it was written just after the death of Steve Irwin.
Lou

## Post 4 by Angel with Attitude (Account disabled) on Friday, 25-Apr-2008 9:53:59

Here it is:
An interesting day at the Rainbow Bridge.
Rainbow Bridge is a place of both peace and anticipation as departed pets await their beloved owners. There are plenty of things to keep them contented
while they wait: trees you can’t get stuck in, endless meadows, splashing streams, thickets perfect to hide in for pounce-attack games.
But one day the residents noticed some rather…unusual newcomers arrive.
The koalas and the kangaroos slipped in rather quietly, but then came the bearded dragons, the skinks and the goannas. The influx of snakes startled an
entire family of cats up a tree. Pythons, cobras, tiger snakes, brown snakes and even fierce snakes. There were so many at one point, it seemed the ground
itself was alive with writhing. A burly wombat shouldered his way through the crowd and plopped down in a shady spot, barely missing a Jack Russell terrier
who yapped indignantly as he abandoned his position.
And then the crocodiles showed up.
Finally, a Great Dane managed to get up enough nerve to approach one of the reptillian giants.
“Um….excuse me,” he said hesitantly. “But why are you all here?”
The croc dropped her jaw and laughed. “Same as you, mate,” she said. “Waitin’ for someone who loved us.”
The dogs, cats, gerbils and other “typical pets” looked at each other in confusion, then at the plethora of weird, ugly and downright deadly creatures assembled.
Who on Earth could possibly love some of those faces?
“I see him!” shouted a green mamba from his vantage point in one of the trees. A cacophony of squeeks, hisses, bellows and roars erupted as the mob surged
forward toward a lone human walking across the field toward the bridge. The other animals managed to catch a glimpse of him before he was overwhelmed by
the crowd.
“CRIKEY!” he shouted joyously right before he was bowled over by the wombat.
“Well I’ll be,” said a Persian as she tidied up her fur. “It’s that Aussie my human liked to watch on TV. Had to be the craziest human on the whole planet.”
“Oh, please,” remarked a echidna as he hurried by. “Is it really that crazy to passionately love something God made?”

## Post 5 by motifated (I've now got the silver prolific poster award! wahoo!) on Friday, 25-Apr-2008 12:07:26

Thanks for finding this and posting it.
Lou

## Post 6 by Reyami (I've broken five thousand! any more awards going?) on Friday, 25-Apr-2008 20:06:30

Thank you for posting this. I remember the day I found out he had died. saw it on the news just as my dad was getting home from work. Steve died doing what he loved.

## Post 7 by matt02392 (Veteran Zoner) on Saturday, 26-Apr-2008 7:50:06

I love both of those poems. I remember when he died. It hit the news just before i went off to school in the morning.