Sophie

To Sophie,

It's been a year since you left me, and not a single day has passed without me feeling the warmth of your memory and the ache of your absence. You were the sunshine of my life: the golden light that greeted every morning, the soft weight beside me at the end of every long day. I am slowly coming to terms with losing you, though "coming to terms" will never mean forgetting, because some loves are simply too big, too pure, too you to ever fade. You gave me the kind of devotion that most people spend a lifetime searching for, and I was lucky enough to find it in a dog with a wagging tail and the most soulful eyes I have ever known. Run free, my sweet girl. You will live in my heart for as long as it beats.