With the Angels

You left on a Wednesday morning You were very sick and couldn’t stay I move around my home, confused I look around and all I can see Are the places you used to fill The absence of you My body is used to you And is constantly surprised When you’re just not there I remember…

Haikus for My Girl

Striped fur soft and warm Green eyes glow with inner fire Happy purrs give life Nonchalant she sits Pristine paws arranged just so Waiting for service Thirteen years my friend Old girl sleeping safe and close Love given freely

Angels Unaware

Sent from heaven in disguise Who would suspect there are angels among us In our homes and in our hearts They teach us in simplicity Of love, of faith, of loyalty They give us all this freely Without condition or limit How can we do less But adore the angels in our lives Nurture and…

You can’t always get what you want

I’m sorry, kitty, you were having such fun and I ruined it Poking about in the bathroom I staggered out of the bedroom and wondered what are you up to? Scrabbling behind the toilet roll holder Ears pricked, whiskers forward you looked happy and excited I feared the worst and fetched the insect spray Carefully…

Cats on Youtube

Do you love cats? Do you want to watch cats? Here are five Youtube channels that will amply supply you with all your cat viewing needs. 5) Mythicbells The owner of this channel is a breeder of doll face Persians in USA, now retired. So while you won’t see any current videos of kittens, her…

Listen

Listen to the car air conditioning, engine noise, tick tick of indicators and all the others on the road backwards and forwards busy busy always going someplace   Listen to the people talking always talking sometimes good and deep, songs and beauty sometimes mean and cruel and shouting often chatter chatter echoing in emptiness  …

Cat Demands

Flighty cat, in a mood says give me cuddles, give me food let me out and let me in scratch me underneath my chin let me sleep upon the bed let me climb onto your head I will flex my claws and purr I will shed a lot of fur I will yowl and wail…

Wild Thing

Don’t know what happened before you came to me Something bad, to make you so afraid I know it didn’t break you, It made you fight.   You saw me as a bigger cat Someone you could fight and rule Razor claws have left their mark Many scars mementoes of our fights   So I…

If only cats could talk …

What would cats say, if they could talk? What would they tell us?   This is Rameses. Rameses is nine years old, and has a lot to say, if the constant loud meowing is any indication. What might he be trying to say? I exist in a constant state of semi-starvation, and my human doesn’t…