Poem fragment, from Fifth Anniversary of Opal’s Death,
July 7, 2011
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I question why I am here, if not to be with Opal, or
To dance in that special light that shone on us alone
Illuminating our secrets, the life of bliss we shared,
the kind of girl she was, and why I loved her so much.
If having lost her still finds me here,
It is with an aborted purpose, and an eternal unfulfilled yearning
for anything this world can support.
Death
Opal, Today I Release You
Opal, today I release you
Fly to Heaven away!
Break free the fetters that made you die
Go with God to immortality.
In the shimmering stars you may see
An outline take form ~ A white hound in the sky ~
It is she! Though she was never far from my sight
I gave her to Him and He to Eternity.
Earth: bereft one dog, surplus one crown;
Heaven: a sun for the day, a star for the night
Lorene Connolly
Opal’s Prayer
Unable to decline His request to take her,
Opal lives in Heaven now.
How? Why? Thy Will Be Done.
Dear God, Opal is Yours now!
Please take care of her every day.
May we meet again, Dearest Little One.
I search for Opal far and wide
but she can not be found,
I turn my gaze heaven bound ~
A white hound by my side.
May we meet again, Dearest Little One.
I pray for the return of those days
when Opal was our dog
Halcyon days ~ now lost forever!
May we meet again, Dearest Little One.
A life for me but none for her. Therefore
It was meant to be
Just Opal too brief and Opal no more.
May we meet again, Dearest Little One!
Four years ago today and you were gone
My life became an endless quest
I lied and said you were walking by my side
the only way I could go on.
May we meet again, Dearest Little One!
Gone but not forgotten ~ Angels weep for Thee!
Opal waits in constant vigil at the Gate for me.
May we meet again, Dearest Little One.