Ode to a Lifelong Friend!

I lay you, faithful stethoscope to rest,
Against how many hearts have you been pressed?
 The secrets of the airways all laid bare,
As you measured sounds of heart and air,
No MRI or CAT scan will astound,
The way you did just listening to the sound.

Oh mighty stethoscope you told me much,
And confidence exuded from your touch.
Now relegated to a lowly role.
I still think that you head the Honour Roll!