“The Rainbow Bridge”: The Emotional—and Once-Lost—History of the Popular Pet Memorial Poem
The poem is about a meadow “just this side ... had supposedly written the words after the death of her son’s dog. “What ...
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The Twa Dogs
was killed by someone the night before his father's death in early 1786 and he dedicated this poem to the memory of the dog. The poem is not, however, merely a sentimental epitaph for a lost ...