Your Pet Tributes

'Snow'

by Arlene Burgos
(Makati City, Philippines)

Tribute to My Beloved Snowie “SNOW”
1999- 30 July 10


Forty-nine hours since you left me, but never have I forgotten you in every minute of my waking hours… I visited your grave twice this morning and so many times yesterday and will never tire to do so just to tell you how much I love you and miss you.

You were the sunshine of my life. The face I wish to see as I open my eyes in the morning and the last face to see in the evening when I retire to sleep… the first one I greet Good Morning and Good Night.

My pain is incomprehensible to see you go… if only I could hold your life in my hands, if only I could take away your pains, if only I could stop the clicking of the clock and just let you stay in my arms… to hug you and to kiss you all the time… you had your last breathe in my arms and my tears on your face… I know you will not forget me too, my Beloved Snow.

I refused of letting go, coz I know you will never go even in spirit, I know you are still here beside me, guarding me as you always do… I will never stop calling your name and will never cease to look in your pictures and your favorite places you frequented in your last days. At times, I could not help but just look back, feeling you are still there watching me as you always do.

You had a good fight in your lifetime, that I salute you. You had overcome a number of life-threatening diseases… but I know too, masters and pets alike have their destined time on earth, and if your time has come, that is something I cannot hinder to happen, but submit to the dictates of destiny.

You are my one and beloved pet, my best friend, my companion… I terribly miss your smiling face, your giggles when I tickle you… and I vividly remember your last few days that every time I hug you and kiss you, as if you were trying to talk to me, you made sounds like a human talk, I don’t understand then… but know I realize, you are probably telling me, that you love me too and that you will miss me as you are going.

If I only knew, I would have stayed with you day-in and day-out in the last six days you were made to stay with me after your first seizure last week, just to cherish those last days of yours on earth. Before you left me, I asked you that I wished to keep your collar, I know you like that so much, especially the tingling of it's little bell… but that is the only tangible thing I could have of you… I hope it is not selfish of me to have it, but I know you would understand as you always do.

I hope you are happy now wherever you are. Life that has no pains…. Pains your disease has caused you. But I know in your heart, you also love and miss me… we will always be forever… even in a different plane of life. And that is something I will hold on to my heart till my dying days. No amount of words to tell you my gratitude for all the years how made my life wonderful.

Thank you so much and Farewell my Beloved Snow, till we meet again.

Your Amo Arlene Always loving you.



Snow’s real name is Snowie, but fondly called as Snow. He was 11 years old mongrel that succumbed to his second seizure, six days after his first. Departed on earth 30 July 2010, at 8:35 am PST.