Author's Note: This poem was a challenge to write, I might take it down.

Anyway, this was written as if it were the words Bluestar said to him when Tigerclaw brought back his body in book one.

Redtail

I've known you so long,

Through right and through wrong,

We've done so much together,

Like we were friends forever.

No one questions your honor; they won't start today,

As we sit here beside you, there are things we must say.

You always fought until it was wrong to go on,

Fortunately in a battle, you've left us and gone,

In StarClan now, your spirit will run,

I'll stay beside you 'til the rise of the sun.

Redtail, you were a great deputy; you still are,

You were the cat I could see as a brave Redstar,

So I must say good-bye, but I'll miss you forever,

I won't forget those days that we spent together.

Now Redtail, embark on your journey into StarClan,

I'll think of you whenever I can.

As I stand back up, I utter a sigh,

For I know now, this is good-bye.