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when evening fills the room
and moonlight finds your empty chair,
I close my eyes and say your name,
and wish that you were here.

I still remember mornings
with you beneath my sleepy chin,
waiting for your eyes to open
and another day to begin.

You’d chase the gold across the floor,
And watch the birds beyond the glass
Then id turn my key so softly 
And you’d run to greet me fast. 

I would smile and say, “My baby,”
and hold you to my chest.
Of all the places in this world,
your heartbeat was the best.

Though your paws no longer wander
through the rooms we used to share,
my love does not need little footsteps
to remind me you’re still there.

When I dream, you’re home again,
curled beside me, safe and warm,
purring softly through the silence,
sleeping gently in my arms.

You crossed beyond the rainbow,
but you never left my side.
Every kiss I ever gave you
still shines like morning light.

So when the night feels far too quiet
and I miss the girl I knew,
I close my eyes and dream of home,
and dream that I’m with you.

I remember rainy evenings,
You watched rivers on the pane.
I’d talk about my worries
while you listened to the rain.

You would climb into my lap
and press your head beneath my hand.
You could never speak my language,
yet somehow you’d understand.

You gave my life a meaning.
You made every moment shine.
Though I only had you for 12 years
your love will last through time.

On the day your body tired,
I held you like I always had.
And though my heart was breaking,
I whispered, “I love you, my girl.”

When I dream, you’re home again,
curled beside me, safe and warm,
purring softly through the silence,
sleeping gently in my arms.

You crossed beyond the rainbow,
but you never left my side.
Every kiss I ever gave you
still shines like morning light.

So when the night feels far too quiet
and I miss the girl I knew,
I close my eyes and dream of home,
and dream that I’m with you.

I won’t let your final heartbeat
be the memory that keeps.
I’ll think of all our happy mornings
and every night we fell asleep

I’ll remember how you stole my pillow,
how you followed everywhere,
how you’d blink your eyes so slowly
just to show how much you cared.

I wish I could have saved you.
Id of gave everything I could.
I know you didn’t leave because you wanted to.
You stayed as long as you could.

And every time I speak about you
with the love still in my voice,
I’ll look beyond the stars above
and be grateful you were mine.

When I dream, you’re home again,
running through our open door,
leaping gently into my arms
like you always did before.

Someday beyond the rainbow,
I’ll hear your paws again once more.
You’ll race across the fields to meet me
like you raced across our floor.

Until that day, I’ll keep you
in the heart you always knew
Because wherever love remembers,
you’ll never be alone.

Good night, my princess.

Do not fear the silence.
Our goodbye is not the end.
When moonlight rests upon my window,
I’ll feel you here again.

And when I dream,
you’re home.