{"id":1858,"date":"2013-09-06T01:02:24","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T01:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/?p=1858"},"modified":"2013-09-06T01:02:24","modified_gmt":"2013-09-06T01:02:24","slug":"grieving-for-a-special-cavalier-named-cash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/grieving-for-a-special-cavalier-named-cash\/","title":{"rendered":"Grieving for a Special Cavalier Named Cash"},"content":{"rendered":"
My friend Joy lost her beloved Cash about a month ago. He was an endearing little boy-always cheerful no matter how he felt toward the end. Joy wrote this lovely poem for Cash and I think it says so much about the bond between our Cavaliers and us. Cash was a wonderful little dog.  I knew when I put him in Joy\u2019s hands years ago, but not enough years ago as he wanted to stay with her forever, that they would be a team.  Joy now has another Rattlebridge friend, but Cash is in her heart and will never leave as he waits for her at the Rainbow Bridge. Rest in peace, dear Cash.  I loved you too as you were one of my babies all your life.  <\/font><\/font><\/h5>\n

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I will walk more slowly<\/font><\/font> <\/font><\/font><\/h5>\n
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I will walk more slowly<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

For you, my dearest friend.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

I will stop to give you time.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

I will slow my hurried pace of mind.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

I will savor what I once sped through,<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Always racing to the end.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Your quickened step is now a measured tread,<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

So I match my steps to yours.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

The wagging tail once led the way,<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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Now soft eyes ask for me to stay.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

So I will walk more slowly.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

I always knew you were all heart.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

The x-rays proved me right.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

So swollen from the struggle<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

to never fall behind.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Such danger in a love so great<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

That never would you cause me to wait<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

Until, at last, it was too late. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

So I will walk more slowly<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

For you, my dearest friend.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

I will wake throughout the night<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

And we will take slow midnight strolls to smell sweet grass<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

And draw in life we once slept through<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

As time moves in its flight.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

But I will walk more slowly<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

For you, my dearest friend.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

And we will spend our happy days<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

In measured, careful, loving ways<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

For you have been my friend.<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My friend Joy lost her beloved Cash about a month ago. He was an endearing little boy-always cheerful no matter how he felt toward the end. Joy wrote this lovely poem for Cash and I think it says so much about the bond between our Cavaliers and us. Cash was a wonderful little dog.  I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1858"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1858"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1858\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rattlebridge.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}