Chocolate,
was the perfect name for you. You lived up to it to the T. You were brown and
sweet and put a smile on anyone’s face you knew. We have had many dogs, but you
were the best of them all. You were kind, gentle, loving and you made “dad”
fall in love with you, which is a big big deal since you are the only dog he’s
ever loved. I am stubborn and hard headed, Chinnu is arrogant and impatient,
but you, you were the good one of the family, the special one. Mom and dad were
always so proud of you.
I
cannot believe you are gone, Choco. I will miss your furry four legs bounding
down the stairs when you hear me come home, I will miss the look on your face
that said “What! You are leaving! So soon.. noooooo, come here I will lick you
some more”. I will miss kissing your stupid lil button nose every time I left
the house. And I will miss telling everyone what a weirdly great “vegetarian
loving” dog you are! The pigeons and crows who ate from your bowl (and you
patiently let them eat to their fill) now hanker around looking for you.
I can still feel the
soft velvet of your paw, the tickle of whiskers, that warm rasp of tongue as
you decided I needed a bath. I miss the gentle rumble of your purr, the comfort
of snuggle times, the silkiness of your fur. Here I sit looking at pictures of
you, and then remember how you hated a bath, that you loved tomatoes, and
boiled vegetables was your idea of heaven. I just can’t get you out of my head.
I feel the tears start, and I try to tell myself that you're okay. Yes, I say,
there are warm breezes, sunshine, butterflies, and green grass where you are.
The other dogs are there with you, so you're not completely alone, wandering
and wondering. I hope you're running through the water you so dearly loved to
play in here.
If I could, I would reverse time, so we could once again share the
happiness and love. I wish you had stayed till little Ks were born. I always wondered how you would behave with the babies around. You would be the perfect godmother, protecting them and letting them sleep on your belly and pull your tail. They would have grown to love dogs and you would be their first love. I can barely see through
my tears to write this. You brought light, life and joy to me. I cherish the
memories of your love and trust. One day, we will all be together in the
sunshine, warm breezes, and green meadows. Until that time, you are
missed....and loved....always loved.
This is for you:
Remember the time when you were so
small
you couldn't even pick up the rubber ball.
You fought that ball from morning to night
it made us laugh, you were quite a sight.
you couldn't even pick up the rubber ball.
You fought that ball from morning to night
it made us laugh, you were quite a sight.
Remember teaching you to sit and
stay
we had such fun since you didn't really obey.
But you kept at it with test after test
and proved to us that you were the best.
we had such fun since you didn't really obey.
But you kept at it with test after test
and proved to us that you were the best.
Remember the great times we had in
the past
like when we played hide-n-seek on the terrace, we had a blast.
We'd run and play all through the noon
until the sun went down and it always got dark so soon.
like when we played hide-n-seek on the terrace, we had a blast.
We'd run and play all through the noon
until the sun went down and it always got dark so soon.
We'll always love you; you were our
best friend
we’ll be right with you even to the end.
Always remember the great times we had
and there will be no reason to ever be sad.
we’ll be right with you even to the end.
Always remember the great times we had
and there will be no reason to ever be sad.
P.S: Rest in peace
Choco, no more pain.