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~ my warmest bonding moment ever with a pet ~

It was a mid-December night In the wee hours The house was dead quiet With the flick of a switch The Christmas tree Came to life in all its splendor That’s when Mooney Trudged along with an awkward gait Graceful days long gone Showing signs of a long life Hurting with something Maybe nothing but age I couldn’t sleep So I sat up by the tree Calling the cat to my lap She came in total surrender This would surely be Her last Christmas We sat there her and I Both knowing the end was near And precious moments such as these May be few and far between The late night snowfall Made the scene so surreal This is surely what heaven is like Souls melding without a word Posted on May 16, 2018

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John Watt

Date: 8/13/2020 9:30:00 AM

"Souls melding without a word", says it all. What a touching picture you paint of closure with a dying pet. Beautiful, Line

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 5/19/2018 9:29:00 AM

Wow, this is so poignant. I have the cat with diabetes though she does not sit on my lap. I can relate to this one, being I am not a spring chicken any more myself. Love how you had their souls melding in the winter of both their lives.

Line Gauthier
Date: 5/19/2018 3:31:00 PM

Thank you, Andrea, for your most appreciated visit and lovely comment.

Harry Horsman

Date: 5/19/2018 8:24:00 AM

What would we do without the Mooney's of this world, Line? Very touching poem, really enjoyed reading this....

Line Gauthier
Date: 5/19/2018 3:31:00 PM

Thank you so much, Harry. Most appreciated.

Timothy Mcguire

Date: 5/18/2018 11:51:00 AM

Touching.... my elderly dog and I are really a couple. We each know what the other is thinking

Line Gauthier
Date: 5/19/2018 3:32:00 PM

Awesome, Timothy. So sweet.

Daniel Turner

Date: 5/17/2018 11:12:00 AM

Truly a sad story, Line, you wrote it well. Pets are family too and to lose one is like one of your children passing.

Line Gauthier
Date: 5/17/2018 8:48:00 PM

This was actually a stray cat my sister adopted. If I remember correctly it was a norwegian forest cat - it might even have been a pure bred. She had Mooney for so many years, it really was part of the family. Mooney used to climb to ring a chime at 7:15 for her breakfast. I thought she was so graceful and intelligent, she lived to a ripe old age.

Mike Gentile

Date: 5/17/2018 9:34:00 AM

Wow Line, this one made me cry,' I think it's so beautifully expressed xxoo

Line Gauthier
Date: 5/17/2018 8:49:00 PM

O Mike, you really are a pet lover. That was such a special night for me. I hope I always remember it. Thank you so much for your lovely visit and comment.

Caren Krutsinger

Date: 5/17/2018 7:16:00 AM

Aw, I feel that this is exactly what heaven is like. So sweetly done.

Line Gauthier
Date: 5/17/2018 8:06:00 AM

Thanks for your lovely visit and comment, Caren.