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Featherless Angels

 
" I will send them without wings so
that no one suspects they are angels."

                                      God 

I have had cats since I was six years old and got one for Christmas, she was
pure white and fluffy, I called her Snowball.  Since then I cannot live without
a cat in my life and God always sends me one.  I have never purchased a cat.
They just come to me as a stray lost soul, or someone cannot keep their cat 
or in the case of my mother's cat, inherited.  And my present cat was because
my sister could not keep her, way too fluffy she said.  Each one has been my
best friend.  Each one my sweetest companion.  I love their purring sounds,
stroking their soft fur,  their little kisses in the morning and even those big
meows, my cat sings to me like a little bird.  I love that so much. I am sure
God knows when a person is lonely or sad and he sends a pet angel. These featherless angels fill me with love. My grandma used to say that I was born
with an old soul, my mother said I had the saddest eyes, and I seldom smiled.
But, with a cat beside me I am filled with happiness.  God knows what he
is doing but in time he calls them home and my heart is shattered, broken
and I grief the loss deeply.  Then, magically another cat will come to me, for
there is always room in my heart until I kiss them goodbye with tears. 


held my angel cat
until her last gasp of life ...
        and then held her more

Copyright © Constance La France | Year Posted 2023

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Eve Roper Date: 11/6/2023 7:07:00 AM Pets become our family to some of us. Warmhearted poem, just love your work. Enjoyed reading my friend. Many blessings and love your way Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 11/6/2023 9:03:00 PM Eve, thank you so much for the comment and compliment, blessings

Ink Empress Date: 11/6/2023 1:41:00 AM Dear Constance, i really love the quote used here too and also the way you’ve woven this haibun so flawlessly! And with such sincerity truly made my heart beam and feel so much! Your love for cats and how you’ve referred to them as featherless angels that make you smile amidst all the grief and troubles in the world, is so well expressed and delivered! I love the haiku too at the end! CONGRATULATIONS on winning! Thank you for writing! Well deserved win! Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 11/6/2023 9:04:00 PM Ink, thank you so much for the contest and my wonderful placement, and for the nice comment, compliment and congratulations, blessings

Sally Eslinger Date: 10/29/2023 11:55:00 AM Cried like a babe at last word here. Named our pure white cat Cotton. My Jim is truly a human cat,have poetry bout that on psp. We’ve had dogs & cats both til our lsst cat died 3 yrs ago. Our doxie Gigi, i actually call God’s sen angel when i whisper w/her. Love this titke, concept, belief…poem! Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 10/30/2023 6:01:00 AM Sally, thank you so much for sharing with me, and for the compliment, blessings

Silent One Date: 10/29/2023 6:38:00 AM Great storytelling my friend.. so sweet that your cats are your featherless angels... love it.. Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 10/30/2023 6:03:00 AM Silent, thank you so much for the compliment. What else can they be, blessings and love

Kim Rodrigues Date: 10/28/2023 5:20:00 PM I so believe cats show up to comfort. My daughter has had that happen. God’s gifts…purr-fect Login to Reply Constance La France Date: 10/30/2023 6:04:00 AM Kim, thank you so much for the purr-fect comment, blessings