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Panting in low moans
Meandering through dense brush
Shrouded by evening sky above a forest

Crystallized by frozen branches
Oaks, maples, pines
Coffin wood encasing icy earth

The amber-eyed predator’s fur
Damp and matted
No prey in sight as hunger grows

While creatures huddle with their clans
In feathered nests and sheltered lairs
She trekked on frozen leaves confused

Longing for the comfort lost
She couldn’t understand her plight
Life had once been kind

As dawn dispelled the sandman
A cry I heard outside
Weak and wanting tones of desperation

A child lost? A babe who strayed?
Anxiously I donned my coat
Fearing what I might find

On this late December morn’
Listlessly she scratched and sobbed
The glass door kissed by thick ice

But when I turned the knob
And pushed the panel forth
Her tragedy bit hard and sharp

Her tender paws, raw with dried blood
Infection had sealed one eye shut
A bony spine, frostbitten ears

So fast I took her in my arms
Cradling this wayward soul
Reaching for a blanket, sharing salmon

A faint purr was my thanks
For warmth and love and food
Peering at her one good eye, I wept

Overcome with pity and grief
I realized the selfish act
That led this sweet one to my yard

College youths on Christmas recess
Left her on a nearby road
Before they joyfully headed home

I found their tiny cat today
Abandoned, nearly dead
Stung by an act of thoughtlessness

Fear not; the one-eyed cat will live
A refuge I’ll provide
But do not ask me to forgive

The sin that made her mine



For P.D.'s Pet Contest.
Dedicated to Katie Cat, my pet of more than 20 years.

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