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FOR A MUCH-LOVED CAT
by Helen Crichton
My dear old puss,
she always loved the garden,
To spread herself along a sun warmed wall,
Or watch the winder water-puddles harden,
And catch the whirling snowflakes as they fall.
My lovely puss,
her fur was soft and shining,
Her topaz eyes would widen in the gloom,
A soft and silky wraith,
I’d feel her twining
Around my ankles as I left a room.
She chased the wind in Spring,
the leaves in Autumn,
Clapping her paws upon a butterfly,
And blinked in mild surprise to see the snow come,
Slitting her eyes to watch the winter sky.
She died in Winter,
when the ground was frozen,
I found it hard to dig a tiny grave,
But though I mourn,
I’m grateful I was chosen,
To take the love and loyalty she gave.
BENNY
by Anon
He is dead.
The bright eyes closed,
Soft paws crossed in sweet repose,
His heart is stilled in tranquil sleep,
His brief life closed in timeless deep.
Can I forget the things I know,
I,
his ‘Mum’,
who loved him so?
Can I forget his gentle ways,
The joy we shared,
the summer days?
The softness of his silken fur,
The welcome of his happy purr?
Can I forget the things I know,
I,
his ‘Mum’,
who loved him so?
Now he lies in grave unmarked But with him lies my broken heart.
When the new year comes one of our favorite rituals is removing the old wall calendars to make way for the new ones. We don’t throw our favorite calendars away; instead, we save them all to be re-used when the dates are aligned in the future. Most of our animal and cat calendars are too beautiful to throw away so we keep them in a drawer until we can use them again. In 2018 you can use a calendar from 2007 or 2001 if you have one! And just so you’re ready, in 2019 you can use your calendar from 2013! 🙂 We are affiliates of Amazon and these t-shirts are on Amazon so if you buy one we may receive a payment and for this we thank-you! Meow!
Here are some new cat calendars you might want to check out!
I have a cat shirt for almost every occasion! I have my “Space Cat” T-Shirt to wear when I go to cat shows and I have my cool “Cat Scan” T-Shirt that I wear to travel. In fact I think I would have a harder time to find a shirt that doesn’t have a cat theme in my closet. I’m always on the hunt for a new cat shirt to add to my collection. How many cat shirts do you have? We are affiliates of Amazon and these t-shirts are on Amazon so if you buy one we may receive a payment and for this we thank-you! Meow!
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