My Forever Friend

"Enchantment"

"Knowing"

"If I had known that on that day
our time was near the end...
I would have done things differently
my forever friend.

I would have stayed right next to you
deep into the night...
but I thought I'd see you in the
early morning light.

And so I said 'Good-night' to you
as I walked in through the door...
never thinking of the time
when I'd see you no more.

But if I had known that on that day
our time was at the end...
I would have done things
so differently
my forever friend."

May 9, 2012

"Kindred Spirits"

"Before time began I was with you
as we watched the Falling Stars.
We knew we'd have to wait then
for time fully to be ours.

And when on Earth I met you,
our time truly not begun,
ensured I'd not forget you
till the final battle won."

Welcome!

You have reached the My Forever Friend
Memorial Website!
Within these pages you will find
original poems and the short story
**"The Reunion"
written to honor the memory of
my forever cottontail friend Shoo-Fly.

Though Shoo was wild and remained that way
throughout the year of our friendship
we shared a bond unlike anything I have
experienced before or since.
This bond has not lessened since his passing to the
Bridge on Mother's Day, May 9th. of 1999.

Why the little wild rabbit chose me
to be his friend, I may never know.
I only know that the year with him
changed my life completely.

It is my sincere hope that our guests who have
forever friends waiting for them at the Bridge find
a sense of peace and comfort in their visit.

This site is best viewed using
Internet Explorer or Google Chrome.

Blessings and peace to all
who enter from My Forever Friend!

Shoo and I
May 1998

The following is taken from a poem on the site,
"Shoo's Song", which tells of our year together
in the form of an ode.
It begins mid poem on this page.
A link to the poem in it's entirety
is available at the end.

Spring of 2012 is here.
But let me tell you of
another spring...

the spring of 1999...

from "Shoo's Song".

"...having made it through long winter now past
Shoo and I again, at last,
sat in the warmth of the May evening breeze.
Together we sat, near the young apple tree.

A song I'd sing for him and he
would look up with soft brown eyes at me
and in those eyes an expectancy,
and trust in love, Shoo and me.

A world we shared of treats and stars.
This was the world that we called "ours".
A world of beauty. A world of grace.
A world I saw when I looked in his face.

May 9, 1999

But then one day he did not come
though I watched for him and
worried some.
The day passed on, one day then two,
but nary a sign did I see of my Shoo.

To the yard next door I went to see
if Shoo were feeding by the large
pear tree;
but looking over the fence to view
the ground,

Shoo...

I knew...

had now been found.

Still he lay between two trees.
Still he lay now gone from me.
And there beneath the sunlit sky
I wept for Shoo, my Shoo,

and I...

took a petal from the ground;
a petal fallen where Shoo was found;
and closed my eyes remembering,
how we had waited...

and waited...

for spring...."

The Song can be read in it's entirety
by clicking on the highlighted text.

"Shoo's Song"

There is a link to the site index page
at the end of the poem.

Shoo's RainbowBridge Residency
Click on image to visit.
Use Back Button to return.

The poem: "Please Stay With Me Awhile"
(The Heartbreak of Euthanasia)
can be found using the photo link above.
My beloved house bunny Mr. Daisy.

Thank you for 14 wonderful years baby.
I will always love you.

(There is a link to the Site Index on Mr. Daisy's pages.)

**I've been asked to put a link
to the short story
"The Reunion"
on this page.
Just click on the highlighted text. :o)

To follow the website in succession
please click the link above.
There is a direct "angel-Shoo" link
at the top of the Index page.

*Alternately, you can also
visit specific pages or sections from
the Site Index page.

Paint Shop Pro & Animation tutorials
by me are available on the Website.
Please click the animation above
to visit.

Graphics for free websites are also available.

All pages & animations on this site are created & designed by myself
to honor the memory of my forever friend Shoo-Fly.

*Many people have asked who
the "we" is in My Forever Friend.
It is Shoo and I, of course!
Without Shoo there would be no My Forever Friend!