Sophie

Sophie was my tiny (toy) black poodle - she had diabetes for two and a half years until she died at age 13 from Cushing Syndrome. I feel her presence very much at night when the sky is black and the stars twinkle - because she was as black as coal with bright shiny eyes, it is as if she is out there somewhere watching me, her tiny face puzzled and her head cocked to one side.  

Sophie - so far - my little star
Your bright eyes, black as coal
After 13 years fell gently closed
As the illness took its toll
Sophie - so far - my little star
So now we are apart....
Who will lick my tears away
And mend my broken heart?

-- Sandy