I never got the pleasure to meet him I regret to say. But a friend has left us tonight. He had the best nose I ever saw and a spectacular coat. It is not yet known what was wrong but he was taken mercifully quickly. I am selfishly jealous that he gets to be with Rama now. Goodbye Zeke...
edit: The working theory is that Zeke was taken by cardiomyopathy and it may have been a genetic weakness.
I am so sorry for Nancee.
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He Is Dead,
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.
For nothing now can ever come to any good.
W.H. Auden
