A Poem for anyone..................

........who has gone through the loss of a feline friend.

I was sitting in the lounge last night, half asleep, with the remaining three boys dozing around me, when I heard a clattering of the cat-flap. We all jumped and Max and I raced into the kitchen.............there was nobody there. Whether it was the wind, or (more likely) next doors cat saying hello, I don't now, but it got me thinking...................part of me wondered whether it was Paddy saying goodbye...............


THE VISITOR

In the silent, secret hours
Of a frozen, moonlit night,
Whilst you slumber fitfully, tearfully,
Broken by grief -
The soft, unseen footsteps of a phantom feline
Will tiptoe through your dreams.

When all the world is sleeping
I shall fill your empty heart with gentle memories,
And rest again, warm in the safety of your arms.

And when you awake,
Confused by sleep, half-remembering,
You will feel the parting, velvet imprint
Of my muzzle against your cheek,
And you will know
I am at peace.


And now I feel a little better.....................

that is very nice.
and hmm kinda true also

i have told this story before, When i fist came back from overseas, after being gone for years and years. I was telling itta about the cat i had. as we pulled into the driveway,
i thought i saw a black cat sitting in the window. just like she used to do. My mother came out to meet me and itta. Mom asked if we had seen a cat as she thought she had heared a meow. itta said she thought she had seen a cat in the window(i had not said anything to itta about what i thought i saw). Part of me really thinks my old kitty came back to see me once again as i came home. maybe i am wrong, but i dont think so anymore.