If we had a dollar for every smile you put on our faces over the years,
The checkbook would never be empty.
If we had a dollar for every time you nuzzled our hands and gave us warm kisses on the cheek,
We would never have to work again.
If we had a dollar for every time we laughed at your antics and learned new tricks,
We would be the wealthiest people on earth.


But today you are gone and although we have no dollars for all of those moments
We have something far more precious
We have the memories of your Golden love.


Memories of the sunshine days where we just enjoyed each other and were happy to be together,
Memories of your uncanny ability to know when you needed to do something silly to bring a smile to our faces when we were down,
Memories of your innate intuition that sent you to our side when we were unsure,
Memories of when you gave the warmth of your body next to ours when we were cold deep down inside.


Our days together were Golden, lived in a ray of sunshine,
You with your inquisitive nature and the whole world to explore.
There were times you invented your own games when we were not playing with you as much as you wanted,
And everyone laughed with you.
We wouldn’t trade our years together for all the dollars in the world.


And today you looked at us with those big brown knowing eyes,
And said ‘I love you but I’m tried and I have to go on.
I’ve taught you the lessons, you only have to remember.
Life isn’t built on dollars, but the Golden moments.