Tasha and Brother

TASHA AND BROTHER Tasha was a wooly bear of a chow Who found a homeless kitten somehow He followed her home and she took over his care Grooming and cleaning, smoothing his unruly hair For months they made their daily appointed rounds On the woody paths they considered their grounds Eating and sleeping together and always by her side The kitten called Brother was his "Mother's" pride One day Tasha was upset we could see Brother was gone where could he be Looking and searching the nearby wood Was fruitless revealing nothing of any good Tasha decided she would take the task on She looked back at us and then was gone Later she arrived with head hanging low But that wasn't all she had something to show A small cat she held ever so gently Breathing no longer his life gone evidently Her heart was broken she couldn't recover Her small son departed so for her it was all over Soon thereafter Tasha knew that find him she might Sadly the rainbow bridge was where they would reunite But in evening's fading light two shadows are sometimes seen Showing those who might glimpse this unforgettable scene How much love between two small creatures there had been