Twas the morning of Christmas
And all through the house
Came a strange set of noises
But it wasn't a mouse

It was Freddy the Ferret
And his one-eyed friend, Ed
Who had just made their way
Up the side of my bed

With a lick to my nose
And a bite to my chin
I knew that Christmas morning
Was about to begin

On Teddy, on Eddy,
On Andy and Freddy!
From the look in their eyes
They were certainly ready

They dashed to the tree
What joy they would find
Wow, Santa this year
Had been certainly kind!

A downsized Jaguar
With a leather dash board!
Oodles of toys
To add to their hoard!

A mini Playstation
A raisin-making machine!
Surely this all
Had to be but a dream!

Stuffed mice for the kitties
Eddy carried them over
But what about Tyler?
Our poor old sick rover?

Andy dug through the pile
Of ribbon and bows
Then something glimmered
Infront of his nose

It was a beautiful package
All glistening and bright
The tag read "To Tyler"
And it shone with a light

Tyler was too weak
To open his gift
So Teddy and Freddy
Gave the box lid a lift

The card inside read
"I've loved you the best.
You've been such a good dog.
You can lay down now, please rest."

Andy and Eddy crawled
Inside for the gift
With Tuffy cat underneath it
To give it a lift.

It was beautiful wings
All silken and gleaming
The pets looked at Tyler
Whose face was just beaming

Gone was the cancer
He was young - his eyes bright
And he pulled the other pets towards him
And held his friends tight

"But we don't want you to go"
Cried Andy and Eddy
Tyler said "It's ok, boys,
It's my time, I'm ready."

"Then I'll go with you"
Andy clung to his friend
"No, son, mom needs you.
We will meet in the end."

"We'll all be together
Every day will be fun
We'll romp and we'll play
There will always be sun."

Tyler put on the wings and
They glowed like with a light
That could only be heaven
Such beauty and might

He gave a last bark
Then faded from view
But he'll never fade from memory
His love was too true
 
 
 

written on 12/15/01
by
Laura Holland
 
 

Tyler Dawg was laid to rest
on 12/26/01 and will be eternally missed