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Echoing...
The hourglass soon runs out of sand and life begins to trickle away. Though you can grasp hard and hold the frail grains close to your chest, to your beating heart, it'll slip through your fingers all the same.Twelve years of memory, his black coat has grown silver. No longer does he have the energy to turn his head to the ball you threw, he never knew how to catch it but now he can't even see you throw it.
...it's easy to miss it. But his head wont tilt at the sound of other dogs barking on the television. You won't be able to playfully scold him for sitting beside you at the dinner table, his eyes full of hope for to take pity on him and just throw him a spare chip.
You'll miss it soon. You'll miss the sound of him scratching up the rug, you'll miss finding the living room covered in blankets and pillows because he loves having the sofas all to himself. Even though he's a big, heavy dog, you'll miss the discomfort of when he decides to sit on your lap. In spite of everywhere else being much more comfortable for the both of you.
At least you sat with him all morning as the sun shone down. And though he didn't lift his head to see, you told him about the blue tit birds perched on the bare willow branches.
good morning, it's I, as usual! wellllllll. September 2023 the vets told us Murphy had 6 months and then 6 months passed and we still have him lol. he's alive still today but not well. mum's taking him to the vets in 4 hours and if i have to be honest, with how he's been as of late and how very old he is, i don't think he'll be coming back - not for long anyway. it's so very rude of him to have made me adore him so much even though his kind lives so briefly!!! i'm gathering old pictures of him, wanna make a photo book of him because he's such a darling angel. i'm fine for now because there's still this overwhelming voice in my head telling me that he'll be fine, he's just eaten something bad! but i know, even if that is the case, he's going deaf. he's already struggling to see and he occasionally misses a step on the stairs. i know he'll probably delight in seeing all the sheep he used to take care of and play with, that he'll get to play in vast meadows with Piggle again but it hurts that i won't be able to cuddle him soon, that he wont be joining us in the new house (though, that's likely for the best, i can't imagine the stress doing much good for him).
i'll conclude my depressing rambling for now, i think it's a little silly to grieve for him while i could be cuddling him right now!! see you later!!!Feb 26, 2025
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