So this is where we part, My Friend,

And you'll run on, around the bend.

Gone from sight, but not from mind,

New pleasures there you'll surely find.

I will go on; I'll find the strength.

Life measures quality, not the length.

One long embrace before you leave,

Share one last look before I grieve.

There are others, that much is true.

But they be they, and they aren't you.

And I, fair, impartial, or so I thought,

Will remember well all you've taught.

Your place I'll hold, you will be missed,

The fur I stroked, the nose I kissed.

And as you journey to your final rest,

Take with you this... I loved you best.