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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>It has almost been 9 years since Bubba has gone to 
the bridge. I wrote a poem for him after he passed on. I have posted 
it before but every so often at this time of year I like to share it 
again.            
                
                
                
                
                
                
        Bubba(April 17,1999 - December 31, 
2002)                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
  Bubba Dog I miss you,        
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                So 
much, sometimes I cry,            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
        I wonder why you had to 
go,                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
  I still don't quite know why,        
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
         You were only three years 
old                
                
                
                
                
                
                
            
                    You 
had more life to live,            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
        
                      It 
isn't fair for you to leave        
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
             With so much love 
to give.            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
            There are no 
making deals with God,            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
        To keep you here with me    
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
   There was nothing I could say or do    
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
   To change your destiny        
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
            I helped you come into 
this world            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                So 
full of constant doubt             
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
             Now I have to 
face the 
fact                                                                                                                             
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The hardest thing I've ever done     
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
            Is letting go of you 
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               But, 
you with all your dignity         
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
        Helped me to get through 
                                                                                                                                                           
                 
            And so,we 
took                                                                                                                                                                   
The trip we had to take          
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
    The one where you can't come back 
home                                                                                                                 
     And caused my heart to break    
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
               
             I promised you no 
suffering            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
            When you've had enough 
                
                
              
                
                
                
                
                
                
    But when you told me it was time    
                
             
                
                
                
                
                
                
          Things got really rough 
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
            My heart is torn to 
pieces              
                
                
               
                
                
                
                
                
         My life is different now 
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
            Everyday I think of you 
              
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
            I wonder and wish 
somehow            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
        You could come back to me  
                
                
                
                
    
             
                
                
                
             and once again be 
whole            
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
         But I know this cannot happen  
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                
                And 
I feel it to my soul 
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I hope this doesn't break apart to badly when it 
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