From hope and fear set free,
We thank with brief thanksgiving
Whatever gods may be
That no life lives for ever;
That dead men rise up never;
That even the weariest river
Winds somewhere safe to sea."
- Swinburne
Perseus "Percy" Fuchs
June 12, 1988 - August 15, 2005

Twelve-pound fur-halo'd man
Dignity of a thousand larger dogs
Called away by God's own piece o' ham
Tummy rubs in Heaven