Your prompt for JusJoJan 2019, January 18th is brought to you by Di! Click here to find her last post and say hi while you’re there! Di’s word for our prompt today is “companionship.” Use it anywhere in your post or make it the theme of your post. Have fun!
My best friend is getting old
the spring is gone from his step
he sleeps too much
stairs are getting harder
the snow isn’t fun anymore
he hates the cold
he’s indifferent to people
I’m helpless to fix him
resigned to just love him
I let him eat what he wants
I let him sleep where he wants
I smile at him often
behind sad eyes
he has been a loyal friend
always glad to see me
and sad to see me go
I dread the day
for it won’t be long now
before I say goodbye
to the kind soul
that has blessed my life
for too short a time
a lifetime of joy
in just a few short years
I will mourn him
for longer than he blessed me
he will take a piece of my heart
when he crosses that rainbow bridge
he is a senior dog
forever etched in my heart
I will say my goodbyes now
instead of when he’s gone
just my way of saying thanks
for the unconditional companionship.
The Tao of Bill 
Lovely.
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…companions for life.
They’re not like the family. They are the family.
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I have a hard time liking anyone that doesn’t like animals. I love them all
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I know what you mean.
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thank you
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Oh Billy, this is heartbreaking! Animals are such wonderful companions aren’t they, so much better than people in many instances xx
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Yes they are. It’s heartbreaking to watch them decline
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It is horrible I know. Hugs xx
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Aww so sad.
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I was just talking with a friend the other day about the loyalty of our dogs. I couldn’t put it into the right words then anymore that I can now, but basically I have never met another human being as loyal as my dogs, they are priceless
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There is no love like the love of a dog indeed
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