I remember once, my world was warm.
My Flower loved me so,
But she was bit by a Snake and passed on,
And so I had to go.

I first went to a mob for strays,
In the hope I'd find a home,
But I too was getting on in years,
So I was left alone.

Young pups came and soon went out.
We old ones lingered there.
After a lifetime of being loved,
Is there nobody else who'll care?

And then, one day, one special day,
A meerkat looked at me.
Then she came closer gently,
And my old eyes tried hard to see.

I sniffed her outstretched paws with care.
She gently groomed my head.
Yes, she smelled kind
"I will take you home Flower said.