Dedicated to all those pets
who no longer share our lives
but still sing to our hearts in tune.
What calls these strange creatures,
so unlike us, so liking us, into our lives?
What calls them away,
and takes with them the soft pad of paws,
the contentment of dreamy stares
and warm cuddles,
the prowl of the hunter, the dart of a toy?
If only we could sing this duet once more,
but only the fading voice of wanting remains;
sometimes complaint, sometimes purr.
Still the lasting echo of a memory.
Or is it something more left behind?
A lasting song of the spirit
sung in the key of cat.
The sound of a loving slink ...and furry farewell.
©2010 SAWiltse
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