"Why We Should Start Recognizing the Loss of a Pet as 'Real Grief" - Jill Stark in The Age, March 16, 2019
The Littoral Life: This Final Gift - Dan Haag - Tillamook County Pioneer, May 27, 2019. A beloved local who recounts additional beautifully written details of the sad and beautiful process with Lilo on his Facebook page. |
Pet Memorial Garden at Saint Catherine's
OPEN TO ALL in Nehalem at St. Catherine's Episcopal Church
36335 HWY 101 ~ Follow path to back of property
The Jean Smiset Pet Memorial Garden is a free gift to the community - a sacred space to scatter ashes and/or to place an engraved stone to memorialize an animal loved one. It is a contemplative space where you are invited to come and go, to ponder and remember.
Here's a link to a PDF brochure.
to Luke--a little dog with cancer
warmth rising
in waves
through fur
the tidal swells of
your breathing
your heart
beating
as you lie still
in my arms
messages
messages
of more than life
hanging on
we look through
each other’s eyes
making each of us
more than we are
you, more than
just a good dog
me, more than
just a man
I will miss you.
I will miss you.
--David Starr 3/31/19
warmth rising
in waves
through fur
the tidal swells of
your breathing
your heart
beating
as you lie still
in my arms
messages
messages
of more than life
hanging on
we look through
each other’s eyes
making each of us
more than we are
you, more than
just a good dog
me, more than
just a man
I will miss you.
I will miss you.
--David Starr 3/31/19