Hi, Margorie I am so sorry to hear of your loss. It's as though we had lost a dear member of our family isn't it? I have shed more tears for the loss of one of our beloved cats than for some family members that I have known. They become a big part of our daily lives from the moment we wake up til the time we go to bed. They are our children. Here are two lovely, but sad poems: Farewell my humans, Yet not farewell, Where I go you too shall dwell. I am gone before your face, A moment's time, a little space, When you come where I have stepped, You will wonder why you wept. author unknown Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there. I do not sleep. I am a thousand winds that blow, I am the diamond glints on snow, I am the sunlight on ripened grain, I am the gentle autumn's rain. When you awaken in the morning's hush I am the swift uplifting rush Of quiet birds in circled flight, I am the soft stars that shine at night. Do not stand at my grave and cry. I am not there. I did not die. -Anonymous Take care Bye for now Susan To Email me: [log in to unmask] To see me: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Flats/1391/index.html