Poem for Jonah RIP

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For Jonah

Beautiful Jonah

Who was so quiet

He only made one noise, once

When his tail hit a wire

In the last few years

He needed a high viz’ jacket

Or Dad mightn’t seen him there

At the bottom of the stair.

Faithful Jonah

Who’d always come in concern

To a cough or a sneeze

Not waiting for something serious like a turn

When he’d checked you were fine

He’d start sliding down

To your feet

To again take his ease.

Beautiful Jonah

A role model to others

Zola learnt how to behave 

Only once led you astray.

Sky, too, learnt how to be,

To try and hold it together and 

Not bark at the trees.

Beautiful Jonah

I understand Mum

With some decisions and sadness

You have to stay stum.

Soppy dog, Jonah

I understand Dad

To not get to say bye,

Would make you so sad.

It’s like Mum used to say

‘You treat this place like a hotel!’

But she couldn’t have born it

If I hadn’t come home 

Dad might be worried  

If the last time he saw him

He called him a mutt 

Or a total greedy gut

Knowing full well and indeed what luck

That it takes one to know one

And Jonah knew as much.

He also understood 

That we all loved him 

As much as we could.

Last night, I escorted his soul to heaven

It didn’t take much for it to leaven.

Clearing any fear that he had

At his passing

He is now again ready to

Receive prayers for the asking.

In addition to thank you for the wonderful time,

He told me specifically to say

Answered prayers will be delivered 

Every week day.

Little video of Jonah going off down the steps from the footbridge