For Pippa

I can’t tell you the joy
 this cat has brought into my life.
She is curled up now -
 curled in my lap dreaming
of immortality 

We sit out in the sun,
 me looking through binoculars.
Her soft tail twitching
 at an ambulance rushing
to some fatality



Written: Christmas 1988

            ———

*Pippa lived to a grand
  old age of 20 years.

animalfriendship lovepetsfree verse

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Keith D Trestrail

May 28, 2024 at 4:29 AM

I’m a dog man myself but there is nothing quite like the love and devotion of a furry friend.

Reason A. Poteet

January 10, 2022 at 5:04 AM

Nice work, Craig. Haven't had a cat since high school...but you bring back memories so worth remembering. Enjoyed your piece.

Connie Marcum Wong

January 7, 2022 at 5:24 AM

I adore cats. When they share their love it is because they feel like it, and we, under their spell, are grateful. : ) So sweet! Blessings

Beata Agustin

January 6, 2022 at 1:33 AM

Thanks for sharing this. Welcome to PS. Meanwhile, I welcome you with God's love, expressed in John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." God bless you.