February 13, 2020

MOUSIES, VALENTINE’S DAY & HAIKU

Thankful Thursday

We are flipping our order of things this week, as I only managed a haiku for Thoroughly Poetic Thursday.

Cooper Murphy is brimming with thankfulness for having caught two mousies this week. He’s even more thankful that he got to play with them all by himself until they were deaded and Dad Tom disposed of them. Talk about a great week. (Sorry, no photos!)

Sawyer isn’t as thankful, as he had a seizure. But Mom is thankful, as she was with him when it happened. She’s not so thankful that he peed all over her clothes.

Cooper and Mau are thankful they had the opportunity to attend the Valentine’s Party at Cat Scouts with Tyebe (The Canadian Cats) and Allie (Friends Furever), respectively.

Personally, I am thankful for winning a badge last week and again this week on The Tuesday Teaser hosted by Two Spoiled Cats. Last week I was a Right Guesser and this week I was one of two First Commenters.

As always, Kitties Blue and I are thankful for all our friends, followers and supporters.

We are joining Brian’s Thankful Thursday blog hop. If you would like to join, post on your blog for what you are thankful and then click on Brian’s badge.

Thoroughly Poetic Thursday

Here’s the inspiration photo for this week’s poetry challenge hosted by Teddy and angel Sammy (Two Spoiled Cats). My haiku follows.

population one
resident left long ago
occupant: prairie dog

If you’d like to try your hand or paw at poetry, checkout Two Spoiled Cats each Thursday for their inspiration photo for the following week. You can get there by clicking on the badge below. While there, make certain you read Angel Sammy’s poem. It is always terrific. And you can find links in the Comments section to poems by other bloggers.

YOU
For Fiona

It seems like only yesterday…
You were just a kitten.
When I saw your pleading look,
I was completely smitten.

Now at only six years old,
You are getting ready to leave,
Soon you will have your wings.
I’ve already started to grieve.

You’ve fought hard for the past year,
And I’m not ready to say good-bye.
I can’t imagine you not in my life
I am so sad…today I had to cry.

I am grateful and blessed
For my six years with you.
You’ll live in my heart forever.
You’re one of the best ever Kitties Blue.

YESTERDAY

Many yesterdays have passed since
You gained your angel wings. Today
Is six months since you left us behind
To remember and mourn. Our hearts
Continue to hurt, and we miss
You as much as the day you left.
Giulietta whined from the catio
Yesterday as I worked in the yard.
I know you put her up to it. That
Was your way of getting me to,
Allow you to join me as I
Gardened. You were there with me
In spirit. With every meow
I thought of you and how much I miss
Your sweet face and disposition.
In these past few months, many friends
Have traveled your same path in your
paw-steps. I am certain you were
Waiting to greet them with purrs and hugs.
I pray you and your friends are laughing,
Frolicking and having fun together.
Picturing that makes me smile, but
Does not lessen my sadness at your
No longer being here to snuggle
And receive our love, care and kisses.
Fiona, please do not ever forget
You are still and always will be loved.

ONE YEAR MISSING YOU

One year has passed since you flew away,
And I still think of you everyday.
I see your sweet face in my mind’s eye
And wish we’d never had to say good-bye.
It’s nice you’ve sent us kitties needing a family,
But my dearest love, we are now at capacity.
You thought it would take more than one cat
To take your place in our habitat.
We love Cooper Murphy and baby Sawyer dearly
But thinking either could replace you makes me teary.
You were one-of-a-kind and will stay in my heart
Until the day I join you and we’re no longer apart.
When once again I can hold you in my arms
And revel in all your love and feline charms.
Together with you and all who have passed.
I will spend eternity contemplating how blessed
I was to share my life with my furry children,
Each and every one of you one-in-a billion.

UNTIL

I miss you each day.
Until we meet in heaven,
The pain will remain.

ONE OF A KIND

I don’t know how to say good-bye.
I thought you were invincible; though,
You used up many of your nine lives.
You ruled us all with an iron paw;
Never took “no” for an answer
And always got your way.
If not, you’d bark to signal your
Displeasure and sometimes raise a paw.
I always joked that you were bi-polar.
When I told people you were a calico
They immediately understood what I meant.
Today was unnaturally quiet in the house.
Can a home seem empty with eight cats?
I will miss waking up at night to find you
Sitting next to me and staring at me.
I will miss you yelling at us as you did
When you wanted breakfast and dinner.
I will miss watching you lounging and snoozing
On the porch settee on a warm afternoon.
But most of all I will miss your kisses!
When kitten Sawyer befriended you,
We suspect you were imparting your
Wisdom and secrets for controlling us.
Time will tell if he was a good listener.
But whatever he may have learned,
Neither Sawyer nor any other cat
Can or will replace you in our hearts.
Lily Olivia, you were one-of-a-kind.