SONG FOR SMOKYby S L Smith

The empty cat bed in the corner, Abandoned toys beneath the chair, Unopened cans still in the cupboard, Hard to believe that you’re not there. No muddy pawprints on the counters, No furballs sicked up on the stair, No purring shape upon my pillow, Hard to believe that […]

MITZIby Chris Perry

Dear little friend, you were always there, Running to greet me at the end of the longest days, Sharing life’s triumphs and despairs .… And all the in-betweens. Happy or sad, you accepted me just the same. With you I didn’t have to pretend to be, or feel Anything but just […]

AN OLD MAN’S PRAYER FOR HIS CATby George Ware

So many years ago she came to me, a trusting Tiny ball of fluff that climbed my leg to play And sleep upon my lap. For all those years, and still, we shared our joys and Love but now are both grown old and soon […]