Tears for a Cat



From nowhere she came,
in majestic furry white so delightful..
Our lives she filled with happiness
and made more colorful..
Many a time she was fun and playful,
our christmases full of laughters and were so joyful;

But one day her soft white coat turned into gray,
from dirt and mysterious wickedness made us weep and pray..
Her eyes filled with sadness which did not go away,
her soul in tears then went astray..
Like clouds drifting afar beyond heaven`s gate,
a passage of time never turning back, little angels await;

Tears for a cat, our human hearts are in pain..
She was a friend and family, memories of her shall never wane..
Perhaps in another life we shall meet again though vain..
In our dreams she will live, and in our hearts she will forever remain.

About this poem

Valerie the cat was my daughter`s best friend. And she considers her part of the family. But sadly, the cat passed away in 2013 and my daughter was kind of overwhelmed by the saddest of emotions. One could see the love of a human towards a cat like she was also one human being. And hence, the poem...

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Written on December 08, 2013

Submitted by meng888ws on November 04, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXAAA BBBBCC DDDD
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 766
Words 154
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 4

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