The Gift Of Goodbye

This Sacred Verse is a spoken word poem that offers a soulful storytelling on the grief and grace of losing a beloved pet. Through the tender stories of Doug and Polly, it reflects on the profound teachings animals offer us—about responsibility, unconditional love, and the sacred art of letting go. A gentle companion for anyone navigating loss, this verse holds space for the ache of goodbye while honoring the beauty that love leaves behind. A prayer of compassion, presence, and healing.

The background sound is a gentle heartbeat accompanied by 432hz music.

Transcript

Hi.

Welcome to Sacred Verse.

I invite you to simply receive it.

Close your eyes.

Sit back.

Maybe put your feet up.

And allow the words,

The sounds,

The rhymes,

And the stories to simply,

Softly,

Land like a leaf on a pond.

The dog is dying.

We learn this today.

Sweet,

Strange Polly.

We wish she could stay.

This reminds me of Doug the Pug,

My very first child.

To say that I loved him was putting it mildly.

He taught me responsibility,

How to nurture and care.

He was a funny little guy with a big-eyed stare.

He pulled me to the pet store where biscuits were free.

Every day after work,

He knew where he wanted to be.

Doug lived 13 years,

And it was way too short.

I wasn't ready to let him go,

But it was my job to support,

To care for his life,

And also his death.

I was committed to walking him to his final breath.

And it broke my heart saying goodbye to my boy,

The snoring little dude who brought me so much joy.

It's a little different with Polly.

She is the family pet.

Lily doesn't remember a time without her saying goodbye.

She did not expect.

Only 11 years old,

Not quite old age,

But lymphoma happens and she is late stage.

For Lily,

A heartbreak,

And also some lessons.

To love them and lose them,

Experiences with blessings.

For they are master teachers.

The lesson?

Impermanence.

We are to love and let go.

The practice?

Benevolence.

To love them in life with all of our heart and then say goodbye with compassion as we help them depart.

It shows us both sides of love.

For in death there is grief.

The experience holds magic hidden beneath.

For the simultaneous holding,

The experience together of both grief and of love will heal us all forever.