For Pepper – a little friend, a lasting love!

You came into my world so small,
With tiny feet and eyes so bright.
You never had to say a word,
You made the quiet feel a light.

I never knew a heart could hold
Such tenderness in something small.
You made an ordinary day
Feel like the sweetest gift of all.

And I thought there would be time,
More little days, more nights to share.
I never knew that one goodbye
Could leave your silence everywhere.

You were only here a little while,
But you left a thousand things behind.
A little love, a little light,
A little world I didn’t know was mine.

And though I couldn’t make you stay,
Or keep the cold so far away,
If love could tell you one more thing,
I’d say you made my whole heart sing
You were only here a little while,
But I’ll carry you for miles and miles.

I wish I’d known what you could not say,
The quiet signs I couldn’t see.
I wish I’d held you close enough
To keep you here a while with me.

There are some things we understand
Only when they’re gone from view.
And now I know how deep love runs
For one so small, so kind, so true.

If I could turn the days around,
I’d give you warmth, I’d stay awake.
But time won’t turn, and tears can’t change
The little life we couldn’t save.

You were only here a little while,
But you left a thousand things behind.
A little love, a little light,
A little world I didn’t know was mine.

And though I couldn’t make you stay,
Or keep the cold so far away,
If love could tell you one more thing,
I’d say you made my whole heart sing.
You were only here a little while,
But I’ll carry you for miles and miles.

Maybe love was never meant to be
We would never part.
Maybe love is what remains
When life has left an empty space.

And if the world grows quiet now,
I’ll let the memories find their way.
You were a little life I knew,
And I am more because of you.

You were only here a little while,
But nothing small can make love small.
You left your footprints on my heart,
A little friend who changed it all.

And when the morning sun comes through,
I’ll find a little light in you.
Not in the way I wish you stayed,
But in the love you gave away.

You were only here a little while,
Our little Pepper,
You were loved
All the while 💕💝