RIPPLES OF A MEMORY

Distant Memories Of Days Gone By
Rippling Through Time
Echos Of Another Place
So Clear, So Bright
Ripples Of Silent Silver Tears
Standing Tall and Proud
Gentle Wisdom in Golden eyes
Dreams Of Gentle Touches
Ripples Through The Soul
Rippling Colours Of The Rainbow
Surrounding Mists part
Your Image Is In My Heart
Rippling through Space And Time
Love Never Ending
Always Near
Always Dear
A Bridge Between Two Worlds
A Silver Thread
Never Ending
Always Joined As One

©BarTendersBluesWolf~November 28, 2005.

STAR

SUDDENLY THE HEAVENS OPENED
AND A STAR OF GREAT BEAUTY
LITE UP THE NIGHT SKY
THE WHOLE SKY GLOWED
WITH THE WARMTH AND LOVE
OF THIS SPECIAL STAR
THAT WAITS TO GUIDE US HOME
EVERYONE STOPPED
TO LOOK INTO THE NIGHT SKY
A FEELING OF UNITY CAME OVER THEM
THEY LOOKED AT THE ONES
STANDING BY THEM
AND SAW THEM IN A NEW LIGHT
THEY SAW A TRUE FRIEND
A HEART FRIEND
EVERYONE WHO UNDERSTOOD
WHAT THE STAR WAS TELLING THEM
REACHED OUT TO EACH OTHER
OPENED THEIR HEARTS
TO EACH OTHER
EACH NIGHT ONE WHO CARES
SPEAKS TO THIS STAR
AND ASKS THE STAR
WHO WAITS
TO WATCH OVER
HIS LOVED ONES
TO GIVE THEM PEACE OF HEART
TO PROTECT THEM FROM HURT
TO BRING THEM HAPPINESS
AND EACH NIGHT THE STAR LISTENS
WITH GREAT LOVE FOR THE ONE WHO CARES
THE STAR LETS HIS LIGHT OF LOVE
GLOW OVER ALL
AND A WARMTH OF BELONGING
IS FELT BY ALL
THE KNOWLEDGE THAT ONE IS NEVER ALONE
THIS GLORIOUS STAR
IS FOREVER NEAR FOR THE ONE WHO CARES
EACH NIGHT AS THE LIGHT OF A NEW DAY
LIGHTS UP THE SKY WITH A GOLDEN LIGHT
THE STAR WHO WAITS WHISPERS
TO HIS HEART I LOVE YOU
ALWAYS

©BarTendersBluesWolf~2005.

WOLF

A LONE WOLF STANDS ON A HILL
AND LIFTS HIS VOICE IN SONG.
A HOWL THAT IS CARRIED ON THE WIND
AND HEARD BY HIS CUBS.
THEY JOIN IN HIS CALL.
SOON IT IS HEARD BY MANY WITH
WOUNDED HEARTS.
THEY HEAR IN THIS CALL
WE ARE YOUR BRIDGE
TO PEACE OF HEART.
THE WOLVES ARE ALWAYS NEAR.
WE TOO KNOW THE PAIN YOU FEEL.
AND UNDERSTAND
THE DARK CLOUDS
THAT YOU FEEL
HAVE COVERED THE SUN.
LISTEN TO OUR SONG
WE SING OF THE LOVE
THAT WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR'S.
THE LONE WOLF
UNDERSTANDS MORE THEN YOU
WILL EVER KNOW.
HE ONCE FELT THIS
LONLINESS YOU FEEL NOW.
AS YOUR LOVED ONES AT THE BRIDGE
WILL DO FOR YOU,
THE SILVERWOLF BROUGHT
MANY CUBS TO HIM TO WARM
HIS HEART.
HE IS NO LONGER A LONE WOLF,
HE IS THE FATHER WOLF
WOLVES PLEDGE OUR HEARTS TO YOU.
WE WILL OPEN THEM TO LET YOU IN.
TO SHOW YOU THAT ONE DAY
YOU WILL FEEL THE SUN
AGAIN AND KNOW IT'S WARMTH.
THE PATH MAY FEEL LONG,
BUT HOLD ONTO OUR PAWS
AND WE WILL TAKE EACH STEP
WITH YOU, AS ONE.
AS YOU HEAL
THE CALL OF THE FATHER WOLF
WILL BECOME CLEARER
AND YOU WILL JOIN IN
HIS SONG OF CARING.
AS LONG AS THERE
ARE HEARTS THAT CARE
THE SONG OF THE WOLF
WILL BE FOREVER HEARD.

©BarTendersBluesWolf~2005.

SMILE FOR ME

Look Up Into The Blue Sky And Smile For Me
Let Me See Your Beautiful Smile Again
Let It Light Up Your Face And My Heart
At The same Time
If You Think You See Me
Out Of The Corner Of Your Eye
You Do
Listen To The wind
You will Hear Me Sing To Your Heart
Where Ever You Are, So Am I
Let Yourself Heal
I Shall Watch Over You
To Help You Find Peace Again
I Will Send You Love
On The Rainbows Of Your Heart

©BarTendersBluesWolf~2005

SILVERWOLF

JUST INSIDE THE GATES OF HEAVEN
IS A BRIDGE BUILT FROM LOVE
CALLED RAINBOW BRIDGE
IT GLOWS WITH THE UNITY OF PEACE
IT SPANS A RIVER OF THE BLUEST BLUE
NO ONE IS ALONE THERE
THE ONES WHO WENT BEFORE YOU
WILL KNOW YOU ARE BEING LIFTED
ON THE WINDS OF PEACE
THEY WILL BE THERE TO GREET YOU
THEY WILL BE LEAD BY THE GREAT AND WISE SILVERWOLF
THE SILVERWOLF WILL KEEP MY HEART NEAR TO YOU
HE WILL HOLD YOU CLOSE TILL I CAN
WILL SHOW YOU FREEDOM FROM PAIN
YOU WILL FIND AT THE BRIDGE
LISTEN TO HIS GENTLE WISDOM
THE STAR WHO WAITS
WILL TELL THE ONE WHO CARES
THAT YOU ARE SAFE AND WITH HIM
I HEAR A GENTLE PURR BY MY EAR AT NIGHT
A HOWL IN THE WIND
SILKY FUR AGAINST MY SKIN
YOUR EYES LOOKING BACK AT ME FROM THE STARS
A WHISPERED I LOVE YOU
ALWAYS FELT
ALWAYS HEARD
ALWAYS SEEN WITH THE EYES OF MY HEART
TOGETHER FOREVER
SOMETHINGS MAY CHANGE
LOVE REMAINS EVER STRONG

©BarTendersBluesWolf~November 28, 2005.

DAWN OF A NEW DAY

THE SUN IS RE BORN EACH MORNING
AND SO IS THE HOPE OF A NEW BEGINNING
THE DAWN OF A NEW DAY
LET YOUR HEART AND SOUL RISE AGAIN
RENEW YOUR FAITH
LET IT TAKE FLIGHT
AND FLY WITH THE EAGLES
LET THE WINDS OF JOY
TAKE YOU AS HIGH AS YOU CAN FLY
HAS BEEN TOO LONG
SINCE YOU LET THE WIND CARESS YOUR FACE
LOOK AROUND AS THE COLOURS
OF A NEW DAY GLOW ALL AROUND YOU
SEE LIFE AWAKEN
MY HEART SEES IN YOU A SOULMATE
A KINDRED SPIRIT
A LOOK CAN SAY SO MUCH
A TOUCH CAN SAY MUCH MORE
TWO HEARTS THAT BEAT AS ONE
SAYS FOREVER UNITED
TAKE MY HAND AND WALK INTO THE SUNRISE
OF A NEW DAWN
FACE THE WORLD TOGETHER
LET THE SUN TAKE AWAY THE DARKNESS
BRIGHTENS EVEN THE SHADOWS IN THE CORNERS

©BarTendersBluesWolf~2005.

GREETINGS WOUNDED HEART

As you enter Pet Loss
Not knowing what to expect
We the wolves stand on guard
Waiting for you
Within a heart beat
We are by your side
Each wolf understands your pain
Nothing will stop us from reaching out
Like you we were lead here
By a loved one
We the wolves wish to give back
What we were given when we first came
To to this room of caring hearts
We open our hearts to you
Look within our hearts
Know that you will find healing
We are proof of that
You being able to smile again
Is what is most important to us
Each step you take
A wolf will be there
Taking each step with you
Those who reach out and care
Have the heart of a wolf
Heart of a wolf is caring
Greetings wounded heart
We hold our hands out to you
Wolves reach out
Remember the lessons of the wise SilverWolf
Do as he would
Remember the pledge
Hold it close, hold it dear
It is engraved on your hearts
Forever and always

©BarTendersBluesWolf~February 8, 2006

LONELY HOWL

Sometimes The Darkness Seems All Around
And The friendly Voices Of Loved Ones Are Silent
When The Walls Close In
All You See Is The Mirrored Image
Of A Lost Heart
Will That Peace Come Back?
Other Voices, Unknown Voices
Echoing In My Head
Have You Ever Felt So
When Nothing Seems Right
When They Will Never Be Again
Nothing to Hold
Empty Arms, Empty Heart
Walk A lonely Path
An Empty One
Never Ending
Do You Know that Feeling
Of Not Being Heard?
I Am Caling Out
Can You Hear that Cry?
Between The Darkness And The Light
Between The Joy And The Sadness
Will I Be Who I Am Meant To Be?
I Must Come Back Into The Light To Know
Must Leave The Darkness Behind
Help Me

©BarTendersBluesWolf~2005

PATH OF PEACE

EACH PATH WE CHOOSE
EACH STEP WE TAKE
WE ARE NEVER ALONE
THERE WILL BE OTHERS
THAT ARE ALWAYS BY OUR SIDE

THIS JOURNEY WE TAKE
WAS WRITTEN IN THE STARS
LONG BEFORE WE WERE BORN

OUR FORMS MAY CHANGE
OUR HEARTS REMAIN UNCHANGED

SOME MAY WALK WITH US FOR AWHILE
Then FIND ANOTHER PATH TO FOLLOW
BUT EACH ONE WILL ENRICHE OUR LIVES
BY HAVING BEEN A PART OF IT
EMBRACE THEIR DIFFERENCES
KNOWLEDGE IS FREEDOM
FREEDOM CAN BRING PEACE

LOOK INTO THE EYES OF A STRANGER
YOU WILL SEE NO ONE IS TRULY A STRANGER
IT IS A REUNION OF FRIENDS
YOU WILL FEEL IN YOUR HEART
YES I KNOW THIS PERSON
WE HAVE WALKED THIS PATH BEFORE

LISTEN TO YOUR HEART
IT WILL LEAD YOU ALONG
THE RIGHT PATH
YOUR HEART WILL HEAR
THE SONG OF A FRIEND

© BARTENDERSBLUESWOLF~2005

DAISY

A FLOWER THAT CAN SAY SO MUCH
WITH THE SIMPLE WARMTH
OF COLOUR
AS THE GENTLE WINDS
CARESS THE PETALS
A SWEET SMELL FILLS THE AIR
A GENTLE SMELL
YOU MUST BE VERY CLOSE
TO SMELL IT
THE DAISY IS A SHY FLOWER
NOT BOLD
LIKE THE RED ROSE
BUT WITH A QUIET DIGNITY
WHEN ONE STOPS
AND TAKES THE TIME
TO NOTICE THE DAISY
THEY WONDER WHY
I HAVE I NOT NOTICED
IT'S SIMPLE BEAUTY BEFORE?
TAKE TIME TO SEE
AND YOU WILL BE
FOREVER HAPPY YOU DID
THE DAISY WILL ALWAYS
WAIT FOR YOU TO NOTICE HER
SHE BOWS HER HEAD
AS YOU WALK BY
ON YOUR PATH
WAITING FOR YOU TO NOTICE
AS SHE REACHES OUT TO YOU
THE DAISY TEACHES US
TO OPEN OUR EYES TO SEE
TO OPEN OUR HEARTS
TO LET OTHERS IN
TO FIND WARMTH
AND FRIENDSHIP
AND FAMILY
IT WILL ONLY TAKE A HEART BEAT

© BARTENDERSBLUESWOLF~JACK3~2005

MY BOY

Always in my heart, always in my thoughts
Your sweet smile warms my dreams
I feel you near in the dawn of a new day
I see your eyes shinning back in the eyes of a friend
I feel your touch in a warm hug
You come to me in many ways
In the sun that warms my soul
In the rain that brings heart peace
In my dreams you run free
I see you strong and always mine
My Boy you are my joy, my love
I watch the clouds flow by and see your image
I see you dancing on the clouds
Two hearts bonded are never apart
Love never ending always true and strong
Till the day of reunion I give you my heart
To hold and know you are always part of it
My boy, my joy always and forever

©J.C.Stewart aka BarTendersBluesWolf~January 21, 2006.

GENTLE WIND

A gentle wind touching many hearts
Words of wisdom and understanding
A Grandfather's Love
For his beloved wolves
A Father's pride in his Silverson
Each one of us has memories
Of a special moment
Held in time
So many lives enriched
For having known you
So many more
Will hear your words
Through us
The ones who remember
Your kindness
Who feel you near
Who hear your voice
Echoing on the gentle wind
I am here, never far
I see you grow each day
I see you become who I knew
You were meant to be
My Wolf family

©J.C.Stewart~BarTendersBluesWolf
BlueBonnetWolf~February 9, 2006.

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