O Tallie, little light of mine
with gentle paws and curious eyes
you walked into my roughest days
and made them soft, warm, and bright.
you were more than just a cat to me
you were my comfort in a quiet room
a tiny heartbeat gently near my own
a friend who took away gloom
I still remember how I loved you
not loudly, but fully
in the way my heart made space for you
your purr was a mercy in my eyes
your fur a place where tired hands could rest
when the world was heavy around me
you made my sadness just a little less
and though you are no longer here
some love will never disappear
Flip flop sundrop
Drizzle wezzle
Slurp salerp, lollipop
Clinging, clangy rain
Rally tallie, klump
Palump arump, a drain
Eee wee fleed
Ddown around a mound
Fillie, Wilkie and me
Skip, slip and slide
Muggadubble, mud
Plop drop popp slop, inside
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