To A Cat

[Red_Rose]

To A Cat
Please don’t give up
I need you here with me,
We have so much to talk about you and I.
I want you to get healthy as can be.
I know we are both older,
I can see it in your eyes.
So white as snow,
I despise all the color that has gone.
I remember when I used to go to sleep,
You would come to creep.
Laying your body around my head,
You would watch over me as I went to bed.
But now our time has come,
To say good-bye to the ones we love.
We will see each other one day,
In the sky up above.


Dedicated to my cat Prissy. Layed to rest January 6, 2008.

[nightshifft]

i understand how you feel
well done
and a good kitty she was i know

[blank|verse]

This is a heart-wrenching poem, Red_Rose, and the importance of what the cat meant to you is clear by the repetition of 'I' throughout the poem. (But check the typo: 'I despite', line 8.)

There's a similar poem written by Robin Robertson called 'Cat, Failing', that ends:

There's a new look
in those eyes
that refuse to meet mine
and it's the shame of being
found out. Just that.
And with that
loss of face
his face, I see,
has turned human.

[Haunted]

It's very touching, thanks for sharing such a personal moment.

[Delta40]

You have penned a poem that many people can relate to. Slurkie is my official foot-warmer and I love her so much.

the love you have for you cat is glaringly clear in your poem.

[mpdague]

Our furry friends become so much more than pets. Thank you for sharing.

Perhaps the "I despite" in Line 8 was meant to be "I despise"?


M

[firefangled]

Red Rose, the love you have for Prissy is very evident in this poem. Thanks for sharing this. I hope you write many more poems about Prissy through your life as you continue to remember her.

Fire

[blazeofglory]

To A Cat
Please don’t give up
I need you here with me,
We have so much to talk about you and I.
I want you to get healthy as can be.
I know we are both older,
I can see it in your eyes.
So white as snow,
I despite all the color that has gone.
I remember when I used to go to sleep,
You would come to creep.
Laying your body around my head,
You would watch over me as I went to bed.
But now our time has come,
To say good-bye to the ones we love.
We will see each other one day,
In the sky up above.


Dedicated to my cat Prissy. Layed to rest January 6, 2008.



I am really moved. This is true of the persons who can so deeply love animals.

[Red_Rose]

Thanks everyone. There will be more to come in the next few days