Baby, fly away

Rocky
1990 - July 9, 2005

You can fly so high
Keep your gaze upon the sky
I'll be praying every step along the way
Even though it breaks my heart
To know we'll be so far apart
I love you too much to make you stay

Baby, fly away...

-- "Fly Away" by Corrinne May

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We said goodnight one last time to Rocky at around 4:30 PM today -- a little earlier than his usual bedtime.

I thought I would have more to say, but when you lose someone who spent almost every night in the last 11 years falling asleep in your arms, there are no words to describe the gaping emptiness.

The head knows that he had a long, good life; the heart cannot reconcile this with the fact that he will no longer be waking me up in the mornings with that cold, wet nose of his.

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Thank you, Rocky.

Thank you for your faithfulness. It's been an unbelievable ride.