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oselleDaisy will be cremated on Friday. I'll be allowed to see her again for a little while before the cremation. The pet cemetery that is doing the service is the oldest in the country (http://www.petcem.com) and is quite renowned. I'm sure Daisy approves, being royalty, after all.
Daisy was no lover of cats -- somewhere in pug heaven, she's outraged that I'm posting this. But it seems to reflect the way I feel, so Daisy -- sorry.
In Memory of Our Cat, Ralph
by Garrison Keillor
When we got home, it was almost dark
Our neighbor waited on the walk.
"I'm sorry, I have bad news," he said.
"Your cat, the grey-black one, is dead.
I found him by the garage an hour ago."
"Thank you, " I said, "for letting us know."
We dug a hole in the flower bed,
The lilac bushes overhead,
Where this cat loved to lie in the spring
And roll in the dirt and eat the green
Delicious first spring buds,
And laid him down and covered him up,
Wrapped in a piece of tablecloth,
Our good old cat laid in the earth.
We quickly turned and went inside
The empty house and sat and cried
Softly in the dark some tears
For that familiar voice, that fur,
That soft weight missing from our laps,
That we had loved too well perhaps
And mourned from weakness of the heart,
A childish weakness, to regard
An animal whose life is brief
With such affection and such grief.
If this is foolish, so it be.
He was good company,
And we miss his gift
Of cat affection while he lived,
The sweet nature
Of that shy creature
Who gave the pleasure of himself;
The memory of our cat, Ralph.
Daisy was no lover of cats -- somewhere in pug heaven, she's outraged that I'm posting this. But it seems to reflect the way I feel, so Daisy -- sorry.
In Memory of Our Cat, Ralph
by Garrison Keillor
When we got home, it was almost dark
Our neighbor waited on the walk.
"I'm sorry, I have bad news," he said.
"Your cat, the grey-black one, is dead.
I found him by the garage an hour ago."
"Thank you, " I said, "for letting us know."
We dug a hole in the flower bed,
The lilac bushes overhead,
Where this cat loved to lie in the spring
And roll in the dirt and eat the green
Delicious first spring buds,
And laid him down and covered him up,
Wrapped in a piece of tablecloth,
Our good old cat laid in the earth.
We quickly turned and went inside
The empty house and sat and cried
Softly in the dark some tears
For that familiar voice, that fur,
That soft weight missing from our laps,
That we had loved too well perhaps
And mourned from weakness of the heart,
A childish weakness, to regard
An animal whose life is brief
With such affection and such grief.
If this is foolish, so it be.
He was good company,
And we miss his gift
Of cat affection while he lived,
The sweet nature
Of that shy creature
Who gave the pleasure of himself;
The memory of our cat, Ralph.
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Date: 2006-11-20 11:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-20 11:36 pm (UTC)Still thinking of you. :)
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Date: 2006-11-20 11:54 pm (UTC)That poem is so touching in how it captures the loss of a beloved pet, so very well said....even if Ralph was a cat.
I'm sure Mr. Keller really meant to say Daisy the loyal and loving Pug.
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Date: 2006-11-21 12:02 am (UTC)I don't seem to be good for much more than that today.
Sorry about your great loss. It is a heavy burden to bear. I cried for days when my first best friend died.
I hope you will find comfort in unexpected places. *hugs* again.
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Date: 2006-11-21 01:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-21 02:29 am (UTC)*more hugs for you*
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Date: 2006-11-21 06:52 am (UTC)I'm glad you'll know where Daisy rests, too, and I feel sure she's already granted you a royal pardon for the poem. :)
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Date: 2006-11-21 11:45 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-21 12:10 pm (UTC)((((hugs you)))))
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Date: 2006-11-21 02:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-21 03:20 pm (UTC)The ashes of our beloved Sammie-kitty and Banjo-kitty reside in pottery jars in our kitchen. I still have photos of them on my fridge and among the family photos in the den. We have Jordan and Jimmy sharing our home now, and they don't mind at all.
(((Oselle)))
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Date: 2006-11-21 06:07 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-21 07:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-21 10:34 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-11-22 11:55 am (UTC)Just know that your kindness in adopting your pet has given this dog or cat etc. a wonderful life in a loving home that it might not have had otherwise.
*hugs*