I wanted to get back to you just in case you have never read No Matter What;
Small was feeling grim and dark.
Playing toss and fling ans squash,
yell and scream and band and crash.
break and snap and bash and batter....
"Good grief," said Large.
"What is the matter?"
Small said,
"I'm a grim and grumpy little Small
and nobody loves me at all."
"Oh Small," said Large. "Grumpy or not,
I'll always love you no matter what."
Small said, "If I was a grizzly bear,
would you still love me,
would you care?"
"Of course," said Large,
"I'll always love you no matter what."
Small said, "But if I turned into a bug, would you still love me and give me a hug?"
"Of course," said Large, "bug or not, I'll always love you no matter what."
"No matter what?" said Small and smiled.
"What if I was a crocodile?"
Large said, "I'd hug you close and tight, and tuck you up in bed each night."
"Does love wear out," said Small, "does it break or bend? Can you fix it, stick it, does it mend?"
"Oh help," said Large, "I'm not that clever, I just know I'll lov eyou for ever."
Small said, "But what about when we're dead and gone, would you love me then, does love go on?"
Large held Small snug as they looked out at the night,
at the moon in the dark
and the stars shining bright.
"Small, look at the stars-
how they shine and glow,
but some of those stars died
a long time ago."
"Still they shine in the evening skies
love, like starlight, never dies."
As I say, if you have never read it (although I know it is quite often mentioned on mn) I wanted to share it with you. x