My Good Maestro Petruccio: We send forth our most heartfelt consolations to Mistress Curry. Please, would you be our gracious emissary to her? Unfortunately, we know what this sorrow is. Also, Maestro Petruccio, it is quite a mystic thing for me to see you post today, for although we know one another not at all, I have been thinking of you today and was going to write to you. I am a volunteer for a racing greyhound rescue group here in St. Louis, MO, and have been most auspiciously blessed over the years with three greyhounds of my own. I have had to say goodbye to two of these awesome souls due to illness during this time. Also, I earn my keep as a professional pet sitter, and not only have had to say goodbye to pets I have long cared for due to illness or age, I had to say farewell just a couple days ago to a most dear and precious friend to myself and my lovely assistant Lucy (one of my greys at the Rainbow Bridge). Strangely, on that day, Lucy kept "making her presence known" all day. Quite disparate friends and customers would bring her up, out of the blue, in conversation. I received mail that made mention of her! The next day, I received a call from my friend/customer to give me the news of Fred's passing; that he had gone the day before. Fred was a 220 llb. Old English Mastiff that was absolutely giddy about Lucy. Lucy and I would go and live at Fred's house, with him and his Mastiff brother Duncan, when my friends went out of town. Sometimes, over the course of a Summer, Lu and I lived there more than at home! I know now that Lucy was "around" for Fred. He would have followed Lucy so joyously and without fear! I'm sorry to go on about all this, but I tell you this, because today I was thinking about your beautiful poem about the Rainbow Bridge. As I was dealing with Fred's passing, and my mindfulness of Lucy, it also caused me to reflect on so many pets in my life, in my volunteer work, and in my job that I've dearly loved, and have had to part with. Your poem puts such a comforting, lovely spin on this. I think of how maybe not only "my" pets would come to welcome me, but also all the pets that I took care of. I've just recently build a website, that will include more about greyhound rescue, my Lucy and Aidan, and also additions to my business pages (especially about the pets I've cared for). I wanted to see if I could have your permission to use your Rainbow Bridge poem (with full credits of course!). Also, this Unleashed poem, is so fitting for greyhounds; could I put it on the website, too? I know I"m asking too much! I am a published poet and writer myself, but I love to showcase other's work, especially when it is so beautiful and well done. Either way, thank you for sharing these poems here, for us! Greyt Regard, Mevanwy de Courtecadeno, and the Men in Black Pack, in Calontir
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