Here's a cute poem I found on a rattie message board. The author is not credited there & I'm not claiming to have written this.....my grammar is better anyway, LOL

and as they grow older,
they're paitent and sweet,
a scrach on the head's as good as a treat
you cuddle each day,
though the days go too fast,
and you hope with your heart that each one's not the last.

and then the day comes,
when you must say good-bye,
you stroke the course old fur,
and try not to cry,
your friend had departed,
it's not possibly true
but the person in pain is really just you.

the memories return,
and you hear yourself sigh,
a smile creeps back and you're tears start to dry,
you remember the fun that the two of you had,
and even if she's gone it doesn't hurt quite so bad.

time flies by,
and with it the sad,
but you'll never forget the fun times you had.

((((HUGS)))) YLL!