Doc, we (my Mom and I) had a tradition. We would always call each other on New Years Eve. I took Pug out for a walk at 11:45 and it just hit me, I can't call her cause she passed in 2008. Gave me a big sad for that moment. The gang is right, 93 is a grand age (mom was 92), so they did indeed spend a long time with us; but you sure miss them.
My heart goes to you brother. And your poem is the true heart of it.
Ed