So this is where we part, My Friend,
And you'll fly 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 its length.
One long scritch 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 feathers I stroked, the beak I kissed.
And as you go to your final rest,
Take with you this -- I loved you best.

Author unknown.