LAURAby Gwen Lupson

White and black, and ginger, too, A coat like silk, a silent mew, Eyes of gold, a gentle paw, Ears pricked high as through the door comes Laura. At night, she has her basket there; But, no, she sleeps upon my chair, Or, up and down the stairs she runs; It’s […]

DESDEMONA’S FAREWELL TO EARTHby S L Smith

Farewell familiar Earth, I am no longer prone To Earthly gravity which weighs down frail flesh and bone; My soul is lighter than the feather which on the scales of justice lies, And now I dance on sunbeams beyond Earth’s cloud-studded azure skies. A far more sad […]

LEAVE TAKINGby Winifred A Thorn

Into my later life, when purpose failed, When much was lost, and few were there to heed, Undaunted feline stray, affectionate, he came. These fourteen years, our paths have intermatched, Our instincts blend, each knows the other’s need. But now our lifespans close, one must be first to end; […]