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The Way She Walks

THE WAY SHE WALKS…

A blue knit Mary Jane shoe with a buckle strap on a wooden floor.A blue knit Mary Jane shoe decorated with a black bow.A blue knit Mary Jane shoe decorated with a cream bow.

THE MORE IMPORTANT STEP TAKEN EACH TIME

WALKING BLINDLY…
NAVIGATING TO HER VOICE

The Sweet, Loving, encouraging voice
the one she’s been hearing,
her Whole Life
but never Listened until now

SHE BREATHES HER IN
AND SIGHS HER OUT

KNOWING HER EVERY MOVE
AS IF IT WERE HER OWN

BEING INSYNC
NOT FOLLOWING OR LEADING

The beauty of the OLD LADY
The experiences
The Sights

OH THE SIGHTS
HER WEARY EYE’S HAVE SEEN

She wonders what else there is to see
Waiting for her eyes only

SHE WILL SOON BE BEARING GIFTS
to all those who came before

SHE WILL FINALLY GIVE TO THE MASSES
all she has accumulated

EVERYTHING SHE LEARNED,
FELT,
EXPERIENCED

She will teach baby puppies waiting to be born
how to remain calm in the womb
Not to Rush to get out,
she will connect with them
and teach them skills of Survival

SHE RECOLLECTS HER SAVE A HO MOMENTS

Casey sitting beside family memorial plaques with a rainbow leash.
Casey visiting family

that Brought Us to Our knees
in Whatever Prayer looked like

SHE KNOWS SHE SAVED HER HUMAN
COUNTLESS TIMES

HER WORK IMPECCABLE

LEAVE NO TRACE
SHE EXPLAINS

I Came to teach

I will only be leaving you
with LESSONS AND LOVE.
NO PAIN will have come
with my departure
nor my time Well spent with You

YOU NURSED ME
AS I NURSED YOU HUMAN

You Will Say
I went ABOVE AND BEYOND
AT MY JOB

DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE
YOUR ABILITY TO LOVE

A smiling person with a dog nuzzling their face beneath a bright blue sky.
Me and Gunner* keeping our “sunny side up”

Look at Us!
We are a dynamic duo.
Truly a force to be reckoned with

Without all the hardships
we would have never been
So pure and Raw

MY TIME HERE
WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN IN VEIN

I CAME HERE FOR ONE PURPOSE
A DOGS PURPOSE

to let you find YOURSELF
AND LEAN ON ME

THE ONE WITH ALL FOURS

When you fell
OR Were Leaning too hard
I picked You UP

I TILTED YOU TO THE SUN

You Can thank ME
FOR ALWAYS SHOWING You
My Sunny Side UP

A vivid orange-red sunset behind silhouetted pine trees.
LOVE a FALL SUNSET

I alway Roll to My Back
with My Heart To THE SKY

You are in my heart
and I want God to See You IN ME

NOW KEEP YOUR SUNNY SIDE UP
and CONTINUE TO BE FREE

I LEAVE YOU
WITH ALL THE LOVE
YOU GAVE ME

*Gunner is Casey’s little brother—both Entlebuchers, from totally different breeders. Same breed, one happy family, twice the love!


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