by Cynthia Berman
Missing Shaddy
August 31, 2002
By Cynthia Beth Berman
"Mom"
I miss you
Shaddy Pups Berman...
I miss waking up
to you lovable licks
each morning
that were
like sunshine on a rainy day
I miss kissing
scruffy ears and cheeeks,
smelling the sweet scent
of Skin So Soft
on your fluffy
gray and white fur.
I miss holding you
atop my lap
where I cuddled you,
cooed you,
like youn were truly
my baby girl.
I miss your smiling jowls
that spoke of your rousing mood
and always made me feel special
like I was better than
your best yummy treat.
I miss the way you followed
in my every footstep
for thirteen years
like my shaddy,little, shadow.
I miss your energized bark
while you waited for " mom"
to open the door,
as if you hadn't seen me
for days.
I miss your wagging tail,
and romping about
when first you'd see me
after I'd been out awhile
that made me feel positively
loved and adored.
I miss you sitting down
by my side
at the dinner table
impatiently wining
for morsels of"Mom's" yummy food,
like I hadn't fed you for days.
I miss snuggliing up with you
at night,
holding you close enough
to feel your tiny heart beating
close to mine.
And I miss your warm
deep, brown eyes
that sparkled with love and trust
because you positively knew
you were both loved and adored.
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where I cuddled you cooed