Lost and Found

LOST...AND FOUND

Dear God...
Or Allah...
Or Bast...

Or Whoever answers
The prayers of kittens.

Please help me.
It's a big, cold world,
And I'm a tiny, cold kitten,
Hiding here, under the bush.

<I hear you, little one.>

What did we do wrong?
Why did they throw us out
Of the warm house
Where Mama is?

They put all six of us
Out here, alone.
We huddled together
All night, in the cold.
But my brothers and sisters
Have all stopped moving.
It's getting very cold here,
And the rain is soaking me.
I don't know how to find food,
And I'm so tired.

<Your brothers and sisters
Have gone to a good place.>

Please help me!
Will I go there, too?

<Not now, not yet.
Cry out, little one.>

Help me! Help me!
Here! Under this bush!
I'm hungry! I'm cold!

<Louder, child.>

HELP ME! SOMEONE!
ANYONE! I'M LOST!
DON'T LEAVE ME HERE!
I WANT TO LIVE!

<Look in front of you.>

I see big shoes!

<I put them on the path to you.>

I see a face!

<I turned it toward you.>

Ah, warm hands have picked me up!

<They know kittens well.
They needed a new little one,
Like you,
To fill a hole in their heart,
And an empty place in their home.>

They have put me in their coat.
I will love them.
My purr will warm us both!

<Farewell, child.
Your prayer,
And theirs,
Was heard.>


--Mike Blanche

Aaaaw! That's a great poem! It starts out sad and gets happy!!

What a wonderful poem. Made me cry.

Oh, I was crying within seconds! That's so sad... It's beautiful! The happy ending is good, but only for one of the 6!

Did you do this for you, or for your shelter or something? Boy, that will tug at heart strings!!

Beautiful piece.

Sitting and driving as much as 11 hours per day, I have plenty of time to think about such stuff!

What a beautiful poem.

If anyone would like to post this poem elsewhere, I give you permission. Just these easy conditions:

1. Only on sites favorable to cats.
2. Keep my name with it.
3. E-mail a link to me at [email protected] where you have posted it.

Oh gosh, that was so beautiful. Brought tears to my eyes. It totally reminds me of my Harper.

Oh Mike, I had not seen this before. It's beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

i'm sitting at work right now crying after reading this. So wonderful. So wonderful

I, too, am sitting here at work crying, thank God this one had a happy ending, but I still cry for the ones that don't make it, and it happens way too often!

This poem makes me think of my jet she was a former stray that I adopted from the shelter, she was only 8-10 weeks old when I adopted her, and I was told she was living in the streets for a while before they found her. imagining that lone kitty in the poem might be her....I gave her extra hugs and pets last night. I'm so glad she's a part of my life and my family. My little angel.