Dear Vickie, I'm glad you enjoyed the piece "Ode to the Shelter Mom" and I'm happy the Ferret People are sharing it. I am the author of the poem, and it will be one of a collection of pieces I have written that will be published in my volume of verse, I Touch the Heart, later this summer. Marilyn Ledoux, at Ledoux Hospice [Moderator's note: I'll make sure the archives credit you as the author. BIG] [Posted in FML 5609]