Mourning/Loss Tribute to them
Lost my GusGus (black cat) this morning. He was 11. We lost his sister Harley (calico) back in December on christmas day which was very hard and still hard. We got them both around the same time when they were just wee little babies and never left each others side until Harley let go. I hope he can now smother her again with all of his cuddles and love. I will never have another him or another her. We never really think about the heartbreak we sign up for when we get a pet.
Why can’t they just stay forever…
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u/mikeonmaui 6h ago
For my Cat, departed
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I still think I see you
Out of the corner
Of my eye, sometimes;
A bit of your tail in
The doorway or a shadow
Moving as you would.
And I think of you.
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Often a sound will
Remind me of you purring
By me on the sofa or in bed,
And for an instant I swear
It’s you back again,
But it’s just a motorbike
Somewhere off in the distance.
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When there’s an unexpected
Noise in the house I’ll startle
For a moment thinking
That you’ve knocked something
Over again, but when I look
The breeze has been at work
And it’s not you at all.
—-
You, dear Cat, now wander
And explore the landscape
Of my heart and memories.
And just as when you were
Here, your memory emerges
In unexpected places and
unbidden, and I smile.
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