author unknown

WE WILL SOAR AGAIN
With my back turned,
you betrayed me
on a quiet peaceful day.
I was watching as the morning sun
cast colors across the bay.
Moments before your destruction,
my heart was quite at peace.
Then suddenly, without warning,
your attack was upon me.
All the feathers that have fallen
can never be replaced.
But of the ones that still remain,
have strength to honor their space.
For now, I wait. I watch. I heal.
With pride you could not contain.
For the one thing that is certain, with courage….
I WILL soar again!
Eagles are proud and patient.
They have keen eyesight and will watch for hours for prey....
in order to strike with amazing accuracy.
It has always been the perfect symbol for our nation.

UNKNOWN AUTHOR

SHARING The RAINBOW BRIDGE WELCOME
Dedicated: all Heroes -  2 legs or  4 legs.
WELCOME AT THE RAINBOW BRIDGE 
On the morning of September 11, 2001, 
there was an unprecedented amount of activity 
at the Rainbow Bridge. 
Decisions had to be made. 
They had to be made quickly. and, they were. 
   An issue, not often addressed here, 
is the fact that many residents really have no loved one for whom to wait. 
Think of the pups who lived and died in hideous puppy mills. 
No one on earth loved or protected them. 
What about the many who spent unhappy lives tied in backyards? 
And, the ones who were abused. Who are they to wait for? 
      We don't talk about that much up here. 
We share our loved ones as they arrive, happy to do so. 
But we all know there is nothing like having your 
  very own person who thinks you are the most special pup in the Heavens. 
      Last Tuesday morning a request rang out for pups not waiting for 
  specific persons to volunteer for a special assignment.. 
An eager, curious crowd surged excitedly forward, 
each pup wondering what the assignment would be. 
     They were told by a solemn voice that unexpectedly, all at once, 
over  4,000 loving people had left Earth long before they were ready. 
All the pups, as all pups do, felt the humans' pain deep in their own hearts. 
  Without hearing more, there was a clamoring among them - 
"May I have one to   comfort?" "I'll take two, I have a big heart." 
"I have been saving kisses   forever." 
      One after another they came forward begging for assignment. 
One cozy-looking fluffy pup hesitantly asked, 
"Are there any children coming? 
I would be very comforting for a child 'cause I'm soft 
and squishy and I   always wanted to be hugged." 
A group of Dalmatians came forward asking to 
  meet the Firemen and be their friends. 
The larger working breeds offered to greet the Policemen & Firemen Officers 
and make them feel at home. 
Little dogs volunteered to do what they do best, cuddle and kiss. 
      Dogs who on Earth had never had a kind word or a pat on the head, 
  stepped forward and said, "I will love any human who needs love." 
Then all the dogs, wherever on Earth they originally came from, 
rushed to the Rainbow Bridge and stood waiting, 
overflowing with love to share - each tail wagging an American Flag. 
by Alexander Theodore, Bouvier, Fourth Year Resident 
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