Requiem For a Furry Child

O furry one, our faithful friend- we thought you'd be here to the end or at the least, a few years more so many places unexplored So many squirrels left unchased you left a painful empty place inside our home inside our hearts without you dear we cannot start to set aside these memories our hopes and dreams of what would be When times were hard we sacrificed for toys and treats whatever price... We bought a house small and confined with massive yard with you in mind and when we moved a thousand miles you rode along and made us smile We worried o'er your doggy morale... and wondered whether you'd make new pals- but it seems our fears were quite unfounded- for into the neighborhood's heart you bounded and making your scrappy, sassy debut you made ALL fall in love with you! And on the very night you died- old dogs howled and grown men cried 'Though life goes on we just cannot some memories cannot be forgot- your playfulness your full devotion drown us in our own emotion our furry child now laid to rest, two sad love-birds in empty nest