MY SQUITTY

Awww, so tiny you were

Almost bald, with hardly any fur.

Frightened you were, shivering on the ramp

Scared I was, somebody on you would stamp.

Awaited we for your mother to come along

Awaited we till office closure; really long !!

To protect you; home in a cage, I brought you.

Oh you tiny one, you escaped from under the door too.

On an impulse quick I caught you n gone was my fright;

Worried we were, for you, how to things set right.

In a cushioned basket small, we settled you down.

Named you we SQUITTY, and redefining a proper noun

Soon you moved all over the house, all around,

Scared we were,. so away we kept you from the ground

You hid under Mom's pillow and crawlled all over

On my hand you would sit; and around Mum hover

Enjoyed we your holding n  drinking milk from a dropper;

like a baby, holding his milk bottle, comfortable in a romper.

Oh those were such beautiful days, it's memories I cherish.

After you were gone no other pet we kept; your memory we do ravish.

In our hearts, for ever fondly you dwell n lay.

In Heaven protected by angels, may you happily stay.

Armin Dutia Motashaw