To Delia from Elsa

Dear Mum, its Mother's Day and so I thought I'd write a letter
To let you know I'm doing fine And things could not be better
Although it seemed real strange the day I left you all behind
And travelled many, many miles Not knowing what I'd find

I should have known you'd pick for me a home so full of pleasure
A Mum, a Dad and Sister Who love me beyond all measure
I'm having such a lovely time there's such a lot to do
I'm pretty good at gardening and there's such a lot to chew

There's things called sleeves on jumpers Which are great for hanging on
I may have pulled a bit too hard 'cos now they're all too long!
And trouser legs, now they're a thing to really get your teeth in
Swing out of them then grab those things they have to put their feet in
A little nibble here and there Oh, its so satisfying
A little rip, a little tear it's fun there's no denying

Now here's a little secret that I'm hoping you will keep
I've been a little clever when its time to take a leak
You see, I have an Uncle, Worf, whose really rather old
And what I do, I must admit, is really rather bold

He's eighteen years of age now and a real old country gent
But his kidneys aren't quite right you know his legs are rather bent
He sometimes doesn't make it to the garden for a wee
And I'm afraid I blame him when I've done a little pee
I stand there and I look at him then look up at my Mum
And say to her, in puppy talk, "my word! look what he's done"

I really must sign off now 'cos its time I had my tea
Oh, I forgot to mention that I've seen my sister Bree
We're both so very happy though we miss you that is true
And we never will forget you as we send our love to you

Happy Mother's Day

Elsa