Dear Kat, Here are the words to the song by Valentine Doyle, which I promised to you earlier. Unfortunately, I can't convey the lovely tune. Maybe someone can show me how to do that sometime. But, in the meantime, for you, Shadowfax, and all beloved creatures of our hearts:

The Shepherd's Call
copyright 1994 Valentine Doyle

Come, my beloved ones, come and follow me home
Come when it's time your days here are done,
I am the shepherd, I gather my own--
Leave fear and hunger and follow.

Chorus:
Follow me down the wide world,
Follow me home, my children.

Come, oh my forest ones, come and follow me home
Chipmunk and owl, raccoon and jay,
Come from the cool shadows, hid from the day,
Leave your deep forest and follow.

Come, oh my meadow ones, come and follow me home,
Woodchuck and mole, kestrel and quail
Come from your burrows and grass-winding trails,
Leave your bright meadow and follow.

Come, oh my river ones, come and follow me home
Muskrat and loon, otter and crane,
Come from the high banks, the reeds in the rain,
Leave your brown river and follow.

Come, oh my mountain ones, come and follow me home,
Bighorn and bear, cougar and hawk,
Come from the timberline, windy grey rock
Leave your wild mountain and follow.

Come, oh my ocean ones, come and follow me home,
Petrel and seal, curlew and whale,
Come from the combers in calm and in gale,
Leave your grey ocean and follow.

Come, oh my friends of man, come and follow me home
Lovebird and cat, ploughhorse and hound,
Come from the fireside, from farmstead and town,
Leave your warm household and follow.

Come when you know the call, come and follow me home,
Come from the hill, the valley, the sea
Hunters and hunted ones, gather to me
Leave all you know and come follow.

Peace to you,dear Kat. Kathy