Brenda,
That's beautiful. May I cross post it at the cats forum at about.com?(giving you proper credit of course). There are people there who are dealing with FeLV and others who haven't dealt with it personally who know much more about it because of the stories I've passed on about my experiences. I know they would appreciate the chance to read it..
I've also been posting about the existance of this list (and the addy) whenever I hear of anyone getting a positive test result. Knowlege is power and shared knowlege saves lives. This list is doing a lot of good for a lot of people.
----Original Message Follows---- From: "Brenda K. Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: The Best of Us - A Tribute Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 23:32:19 -0600 Hi Everybody.... As many of you oldtimers know, I wrote this poem Christmas, 2000, for the List. I sincerely hope and pray that some day soon, I will not need to send it to the List again. For those of you who don't know, when there is a cure for Feline Leukemia we will all eat cheesecake. :) Happy Holidays to you, your families and fur babies. The Best of Us a tribute....by Brenda K. Smith He holds their sick bodies The creator of man In his gentle, loving hands As only He can. We question their existence How can they survive Why were they created Should they be alive? What is their purpose Their short life on earth Are they angels to guide us To grant us our worth? Do they teach us great lessons Have our lives been enriched Are these little creatures Our!
wise teachers in this? They leave us far richer Than when they began Our lives touched so deeply These small companions of man. We seek the great wisdom From the Holy Spirit above Why has He brought us These little angels to love. We may never know The answers we seek Why these tiny bodies Endure such pain until weak. Upon this birthday of Christ We are blessed from above By these angels of light Who have taught us such love. Their presence forever Will abide in our hearts The souls of these beings From us will not part. Some day there'll be joy Part of His master plan No more sickness to endure A well and full life span. Soon our tears will be dried Our sorrow will abate The cure WILL be found And we will eat cheesecake! -- Brenda..... http://www.whiskersandwicks.com http://www.cheqnet.net/~bksmith "The only risk you ever run in befriending a cat is enriching yourself." - Colette Don't Take Your Organs To Heaven. Heaven Knows We Need Them Here.
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