More verses

[Mo]

A.T. O. F. P.
I tread on the second stair
For curled on the first
is
No Cat

With my refilled mug I sit with care
As cosy in my warmed seat
is
No Cat

The carpet by the bedroom door is scratched
But the door stays shut, our sleep is disturbed
by
No Cat

In the garden, asleep on a pile of warm grass
Or under the nearest bush when I dig
is
No Cat

At night when I walk down the lane
White feet silent, grey head invisible,
beside me
Not even the ghost of a Cat

[Lillia]

Wow. Just wow.
How well I know this feeling.
Did you write this, Mo?

[LittleBrownFrog]

I like that Mo

[Mo]

Yes, it's about our previous cat Socks. He was very friendly and would walk me to the postbox, with a diversion up the telegrah pole. In the dark I thought he was a 'headless horseman' cat, as all you could see was his white feet.
And after he'd gone I kept seeing him in 'all the old familiar places'.

[aishakali]

That is so clever

[Mo]

It's taken me 10 years to write it, and I've still not got it quite right.

[Lillia]

It's taken me 10 years to write it, and I've still not got it quite right.

I found it very touching, Mo~

[albertajune]

That is beautiful Mo. Your feelings come over so clearly that right from the start I knew that it was about the loss of a loved cat.

[manda]

It's taken me 10 years to write it, and I've still not got it quite right.

Seems pretty right to me Mo...actually it made me cry...go figure!

[Lillia]

It's taken me 10 years to write it, and I've still not got it quite right.

Seems pretty right to me Mo...actually it made me cry...go figure!

Ha! Manda, it brought a lump to my throat and tears to my eyes...I thought I was just being too emotional, but it was touching, wasn't it!

[manda]

Yes Lillia...it made me remember not just cats I've said goodbye to but dogs and horses and a couple of special chooks...and then people...funny it triggered all sorts of memories - not unhappy ones I might add just made me go all emotional ..cheers Mo