PHOTO PROMPT © Nancy Richy

We put her bed inside

by the window,

 so she could see us

while she rested.

and once a day we walked her

in a makeshift wheelchair

for dogs.

It was hard, letting her go

But she didn’t have a life

she just lay in her bed all day.

When we brought her to the veterinarian; it was quick

and painless for her

for us not so much.

We miss our lovely Marley more and more each day.

Memories of her stay

In our hearts forever, her ashes lie buried

in the flowerbed outside, next to the window.