#rip hazel

Oh! They have Oscar with them! That's good, I was worried he was going to be seperated from them for a bit again.

Good question!

They'll probably take her with them, but I don't think that's a good idea, especially since they might run into Cinder.

The Power of the Dog

There is sorrow enough in the natural way From men and from women to fill our day; But when we are certain of sorrow in store, Why do we always arrange for more? O brothers and sisters I bid you beware Of giving your heart to a dog to tear.

Buy a pup and your money will buy Love unflinching that cannot lie-- Perfect devotion and worship fed By a kick in the ribs or a pat on the head. Nevertheless it is hardly fair To risk your heart for a dog to tear.

When the fourteen or so years that nature permits Are closing in asthma or tumors or fits And the vet's unspoken prescription runs To lethal injections, or loaded guns. Then you will find--its your own affair But--you've given your heart to a dog to tear.

When the body that lived at your single will When the whimper of welcome is stilled (how still!) When the spirit that answered your every mood Is gone--wherever it goes--for good, You still discover how much you can dare And will give your heart for a dog to tear.

We've sorrow enough in the natural way When it comes to burying two-legged clay. Still love is not given, but only lent, At compound interest with increasing per cent. Though I have no firm figures, I firmly believe That the longer we've kept 'em the more do we grieve; Though when debts come due, for right or for wrong, Then a short term loan seems as bad as a long-- So why in Heaven (before we are there) Should we give our hearts to a dog to tear?