WEN: A6B5E1
Exhibitor Name: William Halsted
Division: Creative Writing--
Class: 03 Poetry (13-17 y
His younger half-brother he took care of; Let him be first and showed him much love. He lived with us for six long years, During which he was our compeer.
Then, one day, we woke up and saw plain That Cotty was in a lot of pain. We thought that he was constipated, And a trip to the vet that evening awaited. So, after we’d been out most of the day, We took him to the vet strait away. The vet checked him out, and we were quite shocked, When we learned that poor Cotty's bladder was blocked. To fix him would have cost some two grand, But we didn’t just have that much in our hand. And when we granted poor Cotty peace in death, We were there with him while he took his last breath. On our way home in his cardboard keg, His last act of kindness was to warm my legs.
We buried him up on Rocky’s Pass, ‘Neath a young redwood, in the grass. Our little buddy, a loyal friend true, Oh, dear Cotty, do we miss you.
In loving memory of Cotton Ball Summer 2014 – January 12, 2020
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