My husband found her body in the road this morning on his way to work.
You were my soul companion
throughout the day,
with your burnished fur
that changed from brown to grey,
your feline smile and gentle breathy purr.
I shall miss your dainty body
perched on my shoulder
or curled up in my lap,
on my chest or hip;
the way you pushed your head into my hand
snd watched as poems formed,
you seemed to understand
even as you tapped the keyboard
with your paw or chased the pen.
I can’t believe you’ll never do that again.
© Kim M. Russell, 2016
Oh no! My cat Moët went missing a few months ago and I think he must have been run over 😰 I’ve just gotten a new cat to get over the pain. I know how you feel
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Thank you Millie.
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I didn’t even want to read this. How horrible! I’m so sorry for your loss.
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Thank you.
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Terrible news. I’m so sorry.
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Thank you Robert.
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she’ll probably come back to you in one of her nine lives. 🙂
but, i’m so sorry…
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Thank you.
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I am so sorry for your loss.
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Thank you.
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Very sad news. Sorry for your loss.
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Thank you.
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I am so sorry to learn of your sudden loss. Your poem is a beautiful tribute.
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Oh thank you so much, Janice. I am still so numb.
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I can well imagine. The pain that comes after the joy.
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Poor Tosca, and poor you, Kim…so sorry. Thanks for adding the link to your poem, it was most appropriate for the elegy prompt. Rest in Peace, Tosca.
Gayle ~
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Thank you Gayle x
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Very lovely tribute to your beloved companion Kim ~ Hope you are well ~
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Thank you, Grace. I think I’m getting back to some sense of normality.
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It’s so sad Kim. Your cat was so beautiful and a true companion. A lovely tribute.
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Thank you, Sumana.
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kaykuala
It is heart-breaking to see it left on the road like that.
Hank
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Thank you, Hank.
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Now I have tears in my eyes for all the cats who’ve left me after bonding so closely as soul and sole companion. Sweet tribute, sweet memorial.
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Thank you so much, Susan.
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This realy is heartbreaking Kim. I note that you wrote this in 2016 so I hope you have replaced her to assist with her loss. What a great tribute this is.
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Thank you, Robin. It happened a couple of days a before our departure for Italy for my daughter’s wedding. I wrote a haibun for the Toads today about our newest cat!
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Oh my days! If I’d read this yesterday, I would’ve said. I’m so so sorry. Beautiful words 🙂
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Oh gosh 😦 I am so sorry for your loss, Kim. This is a beautiful tribute.
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Heartbreaking. I know what this feels like. Unbearable loss of a precious companion. Take care.
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Thank you.
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Cats have always enriched my life. Each word of your poem is so true. She was a beautiful little cat, and each one is so perfectly unique. Each one I loved the very best, and yet not one more than the rest. (anonymous quote) Thank you for your write about your lovely and loveing cat.
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Thank you, Annell. I couldn’t live without cats. 🐈
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A soulful tribute…
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Thank you!
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