Claudius, one of my two cats, slipped peacefully away right before our eyes this past week. He began the day hardly able to walk, and crying in pain. He had weighed over 20 lbs. Now he weighed nine. We took him to the vet wrapped, like a little baby, in a blanket. On the way home we were both crying. Cats do not just take up residence in your home. They get inside your heart in a wonderful way.
I wrote this poem today in memory of many happy times over the past decade.
FLY AWAY
Fly away my little friend;
With purrs you warmed my heart.
You snuggled soft upon my lap,
But now we have to part.
Fly away my little friend,
A friend I loved so dear.
You never spoke, you never talked,
Yet your voice I still do hear.
Little darling, little friend,
I am grateful for the days
You shared my home and touched my heart,
In soft mysterious ways.
Patrick A Rose
Feb. 1, 2011.
First published Feb. 1, 2011.
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