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I remember when you introduced us to Spot in February. He was a handsome Border Collie, and I know from the way you spoke of him that he was loved.

 

THE LITTLE DOG ANGEL

 

High up in the courts of Heaven today

A little dog-angel waits.

With the other dogs he will not play,

But he sits alone at the Gates.

 

"For I know my master will come," says he

"And when he comes, he will call for me."

 

He sees the spirits that pass him by

As they hasten towards the throne,

And he watches them with a wistful eye

As he sits at the gate alone;

 

"But I know if I just wait patiently

That someday my Master will come," says he.

 

And his Master far down on the earth below,

As he sits in his easy chair

Forgets sometimes, and he whistles low

For the dog that is not there;

 

And the little dog-angel cocks his ears

And dreams that his Master's call he hears.

 

And I know when at length his Master waits

Outside in the dark and cold

For the hand of Death to open the gates

That lead to the Courts of Gold,

 

The little dog-angel's eager bark

Will comfort his soul while he's still in the dark.

 

~ Nora M. Holland, c.1870

 

Via con Dios, Spot. If love could have saved you, you would have lived forever.

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