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Thoroughly Poetic & Thankful Thursday

Our friend, Sammy (onespoiledcat), is the creator and host of Thoroughly Poetic Thursday. Our friend, Brian (Brian’s Home), is now the host of the Thankful Thursday blog hop. As much as possible, we will be combining these two weekly events into one post beginning today.

The prompt letter for our poem this week is, “V.” This is for us probably the most difficult prompt to date. Regardless, we managed to eek out another poem. It is entitled, Visiting.

Visiting

Visiting our blogger friends makes us happy,
Whether meowing cats or dogs yappy.
We try to see our friends each day
And read what it is you have to say.
We like to know what you are doing
And even what blogs you’ve been viewing.
When Mom deems her life more important,
We may not always get to leave a comment.
So we are using Sammy’s special poetry day,
As well as the blog hop for Thankful Thursday,
To tell you all how much we like to visit
And just how important you are to us.
Our blogger “family” is absolutely the best,
And for your friendship we are truly blessed.

We used our poem to say thank you to all the bloggers who have befriended us during the past four plus years. We have two additional things for which we are thankful as well.

Recently we were named both one of the top 100 cat blogs as well as one of the top 50 cat blogs. We are honored and so thankful for these designations. Though many of our blogging friends are on one or both of these lists, many others we believe should’ve been selected were not. Regardless, we thank Thoroughly Reviewed for selecting us to the list of 50. This is the statement from their blog: “We wanted to take a moment and recognize bloggers who are passionate about our feline friends and who are producing great content on their blogs.”

Additionally Kitties Blue would like to thank Feedspot.com for listing The Cat on My Head as one of the Top 100 Cat Blogs Every Cat Lover Must Read. This is the web-site’s introduction to the selected blogs: “Love cats and looking for information on cats? Whether you are already a cat owner or looking to home a cat, reading cat blogs can be your guide to everything cats. So we have compiled the Best 100 Cat Blogs list which provide inspiring, beautiful and most relevant stories, pictures and videos on cats all brought together on a daily basis. Also find information on cat health, behavior issues, general cat care advice, breed information, product reviews and much more.”

With so much for which to be thankful, this is our entry in this week’s Thankful Thursday Blog Hop.

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.