8 March 2008
A Lament for O’Malley
Posted by Alison under: Pets .
I can’t believe it’s been over 24 hours since he’s been gone already. Mall was a cat and pet you can only dream of, friend and companion. Faithful for 18 years. He’d become slightly frail in the last year, even though he’d enjoyed 2 years in Scotland. We had to make the very painful decision to let him go yesterday.
I began to think of ways to honour him, not easy when you have beloved pets, because not everyone understands what it is to see them as your family. I thought about the lovely part of the Lord of the Rings, in the film when the elves sing a lament for the fallen Gandalf. This led me in turn to think about the piece of music called the ‘Council of Elrond’/'Aniron’ which I think is very beautiful. I think it’s fitting that I play this one for him.
See you again Malley.
3 Comments so far...
A. Says:
9 March 2008 at 6:12 pm.
My sympathies. I know exactly what you had to go through when making that decision.
Melissa Says:
12 March 2008 at 2:01 am.
I am sorry that decision had to be made, it’s such a hard one. Council of Elrond is a beautiful song, and a beautiful send-off.
