OLD DOG IN A LOCKET
Old dog in a locket that lies next to my heart
I will always love you as I did right from the start
You were right beside me through the darkest of my days
It was your kind and gentle nature that made me want to stay.
Now I hold you in my arms, your breath still warm against my hand
Our hearts still beat together and I wonder if you understand
Through the hours that I held you before the light did leave your soul
I knew a way to keep you forever in my hold.
I snipped the hair from around your eyes so I would always see
The beauty that surrounds me even in times of need.
I snipped the hair from around your ears so I would always hear
Music in the distance to quiet any fears.
I snipped the hair from across your back
To bring me strength in times of need
And the power of your essence would always be with me.
I snipped the hair from around your heart that beats in time with mine
So I would know that love would find me at some distant time.
And so your life slipped out of mine on a quiet, spring-like day
But I knew that part of you was always here to stay.
Old dog in a locket that lays next to my heart
I will always love you even though we had to part.
~ Bobbie Hefner ~
