People, who have lost a dearly beloved pet, like to call them headstone engravings, Others like to suggest or associate different terms, such as; poems, epitaphs or sayings to the mourning phase. However, if you’re willing to look at these grievances from a bird’s eye view, it’s every person’s unique mode of expressing his or her emotions at, and after parting with their long lost pet-human relationship.
This article will shed some light on the importance and significance of different pet sayings, epitaphs and poems.
Why Are Pet Poem/ Sayings/ Epitaphs Important?
The culture of tombstone epitaphs or sayings goes back to an unknown date. Why do people indulge in scribbling and engraving headstones of their long lost pets with poems or few words of significance? No one knows the exact answer to this question.
Most of the time, the common factor is love and the feeling of emptiness that needs to be filled in somehow. Since pet owners cannot resurrect their pets, they like to live by their memories. Hence the best way to relate to those good memories is to write a poem that usually highlights the special traits of that pet.
These poems are of different nature. at times they express the incidents that led to the death of the pet; sometimes they express the entire life of the dead animal, and then again – it’s simply about pouring one’s heart out. In the end, the gesture of writing poems, saying the sayings or inscribing phrases on your pet’s headstone is just going to be a unique and meaningful act of love and respect.
The Writing Process:
If you’re interested in writing something on your own, it is thoroughly understood. You have your own way of expressing your emotions for the pet, which means that you don’t want to go with the pre-written poems or sayings that are available on the internet, or at your local bookstore.
Here are a few ideas that will help you to write something on your own:
• Accomplishments:
Maybe, during its lifespan, your pet was something special in the whole community. Try remembering a unique trait that set it apart from the overall lot of pets that you’ve ever been related to. For instance, a lot of pets have been known to perform unique heroic deeds in desperate times. Who knows your pet did something along the same lines. Now is the right time to rhyme and chime those accomplishments through your writings.
• Overall Life:
When expressing your heart out for the pet, you’re not restricted to any boundaries or word count. It is seen that sometimes people write poems that prolong over 2 to 3 pages. In the end, they exclude some portions or simply engrave the entire text in a micro format on the pet memorial marker. Don’t worry about the space; your marker company will adjust everything in a well fashioned manner.
Also, you can choose to reading out the written sayings if you prefer not to inscribe them on the headstone of your pet. Both ways, the choice is and always will be yours.
• Words of Relief and Comfort:
In this category of poems, former pet owners stick with poems that are meant to provide love and comfort to the soul of the dead animal. If you’re willing to go with this category, you’ll find tons of literature and pre-written examples on the internet, under the pet memorial category.
• The Classic Mode:
Remember how Courtney Love lost her pet dog and mourned for it? Rumor had it that she was associated with the furry animal for more than 10 years, so when it died, she dressed up in black and gave a proper funerary service to the animal. Some people say that the celebrity also used to play songs and music under the blue genre, just in order to show how sad she felt.
The classic mode covers poems or love, songs of sadness and old records that express love in general. You can try it out after your pet’s death, but this style may seem “weird” to your friends and family members. They’ll probably call you crazy for playing songs for a dead animal. But alas, only if they knew of your strong bond with the pet….
Example of a Common Pet Saying/ Poem:
Take a look at the following poem that was written by someone who wanted to reflect upon its entire life in a few lines. The poem will enable you to write something on your own.
I stood by your bed last night; I came to have a peep.
I could see that you were crying. You found it hard to sleep.
I whined to you softly as you brushed away a tear,
“It’s me, I haven’t left you, I’m well, I’m fine, and I’m here.”
I was close to you at breakfast, I watched you pour the tea,
You were thinking of the many times your hands reached down to me…”
– Author Unknown
(Courtesy of The Internet)