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Lend Me A Rat
I will lend a rat to you for awhile, God said.
For you to love him while he lives, and mourn him when he's dead.
Maybe for twelve or thirty months, or maybe two or three.
But will you, 'til I call him back, take care of him for me?
He'll bring his charms to gladden you; and should his stay be brief,
you'll always have his memories, as solace for your grief.
I cannot promise he will stay, since all from earth, return.
But there are lessons taught below, I want this rat to learn.
I've looked the whole world over, in search of teachers true.
And from the folk that crowd life's land, I have chosen you.
Now will you give him all your love,
nor think the labor vain,
nor hate me when I come to take
my rat back again?
It was then that I said:
'Dear Lord, thy will be done.'
For all the joys this rat will bring,
the risk of grief I'll run.
I'll shelter him with tenderness,
I'll love him while I may.
And for the happiness I've known,
forever grateful stay.
But should you call him back,
much sooner than we'd planned,
I'll brave the bitter grief that comes,
and try to understand.
When my faithful bundle
departs this world of strife,
We'll have yet another rat,
and love him all his life.
||Author Unknown||
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