Asti

"Asti" joined her best friend "Cornbread" in the Dog Star Heavens in 2002. Our lives were enriched when she became a part of our lives in 1985. She had a long, merry life and touched everyone she knew with her gentleness, her class, and her good heart.

We will never forget her.

Here is an excerpt from a poem I read at her memorial;

I'm not gone...not really.
I haven't gone away...I've only gotten bigger.
My eyes, so bright, now shine among the stars.
My voice sings with the wind in winter, as I leap
And dance among the tree tops.
I stalk the blown leaves in autumn, and brush the
Flowers gently in the spring.
I come to you in dreaming, on feet grown dreamtime soft,
And lay my cheek against yours, and whisper:
"Peace be with you."

Someday we will play again together, you and I, among the stars.
'Til then, fear not to love, for your love gave my life meaning.
And I return that love to you... a hundredfold...a thousandfold...
Forever.