I Loved You Best

I came across this poem by Jim Willis and was touched to share it. I’m sure many have read it before, but it made me remember all my furry friends that I have loved over my lifetime.

I Loved You Best
by Jim Willis


  So this is where we part, My Friend,
  and you'll run on, around the bend,
  gone from sight, but not from mind,
  new pleasures there you'll surely find.

  I will go on, I'll find the strength,
  life measures quality, not its length.
  One long embrace before you leave,
  share one last look, before I grieve.

  There are others, that much is true,
  but they be they, and they aren't you.
  And I, fair, impartial, or so I thought,
  will remember well all you've taught.

  Your place I'll hold, you will be missed,
  the fur I stroked, the nose I kissed.
  And as you journey to your final rest,
  take with you this...I loved you best.



Katherine
Madison, NJ