There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our
friends are warm and comfortable. All the animals
who were hurt or maimed are made whole and
strong again, just as we remember them in our
dreams of days and times gone by. The animals are
happy and content, except for one small thing;
they each miss someone very special to them, who
had to be left behind. They all run and play to-
gether, but the day comes when one suddenly stops
and looks into the distance. His bright eyes are intent.
His eager body quivers. Suddenly he begins to run from
the group, flying over the green grass, his legs carrying
him faster and faster. You have been spotted, and when
you and your special friend finally meet, you cling to-
gether in joyous reunion, never to be parted again.
Happy kisses rain upon your face; your hands again
caress the beloved head, and you look once more into
the trusting eyes of your pet, so long gone from your
life, but never absent from your heart.
Then... You cross the Rainbow Bridge together.
Author unknown
