A few poems

I received a nice pmail from a lovely Caster family. They are so lucky, no dogs in their family.
I have requested the "no dog" area here at the bridge. Very nice, no barking, no chasing.

Here are my poems I received:

"I know God has taken you home. I'm just someone that's taken care of you," "It's hard to believe that you're gone. But you're in a more peaceful place than here. I'll see you when I can. Wait for me at the gates of heaven."


How can I bear to lose you, my precious gentle one,
To know that you will not be here when my day is done?
So much of my heart, my love, have I given up to you,
How then can I stand the pain now that your life is through?
My sorrow overwhelms me, the tears so freely flow,
How can I carry on my life, with a heart that's laden so?
Then the answer comes to me from the stillness in my soul.
Remembering the love we shared will help to make me whole.
I'll hold you in a special place, so deep within my heart
And in these loving memories we'll never be apart.
You will not be so far away, your presence I will feel.
I'll wrap myself in your memory and so very slowly I will heal.
The years we shared, the little joys, the laugher and the tears
My love for you will never die, but strengthen with the years
So fare you well, my precious love, I gently let you go
And pray to all the Gods there be that you will always know
I loved you so, my little one, that love will never cease
I gave you warmth, I gave you love, and now I give you peace.
~ Constance Jenkins~


A Cat's Prayer

To Those Who Love & Those Who Love Me

When I am gone, release me, let me go-
I have so many things to see and do.
You must not tie yourself to me with tears,
Be happy that we had so many years.
I gave you my love, you can only guess
How much you gave me in happiness.
I thank you for the love you have shown.
But now it is time I traveled alone.
So grieve awhile for me if grieve you must,
Then let your grief be comforted by trust,
It is only for a while that we must part,
So bless the memories within your heart,
I will not be far away, for life goes on,
So if you need me, call and I will come.
Though you can not see or touch me, I will be near.
And if you listen with your heart, you will hear
All my love around you soft and clear.
And then, when you must come this way alone,
I will greet you with a smile and "Welcome Home".

A Poem

My family received a nice note card from the vet today.
It has a poem on the front:

Grieve not,
nor speak of me with tears,
but laugh and talk of me as if I were beside you.
I love you so...
'twas Heaven here with you.

by Ilsa Paschal Richardson

At the Bridge

I am at the Rainbow Bridge now. I am glad there are no stupid, idiot dogs here to torment me.
I was 13 years old. I suddenly took a turn for the worse and got very sick. I wasn't doing good at all.
The vet said some cats can live to be 20. But between 13 and 15 most cats go downhill fast.

I feel better now at the bridge. I am going to have a look around now.

Happy birthday to me

I hate dogs.
My birthday was this past week. I am the oldest pet around here. You would think I would get a little respect.
What special thing happens to me on my birthday?
I got attacked by the stupid, idiot little dog. I was in the bathroom. I was minding my own business. The big man was taking a shower. I was waiting to get a drink from the shower when he came out. The stupid, idiot little dog attacked me and I got behind the toilet to protect myself. The woman grabbed the stupid, idiot little dog and told her she was a bad dog.
I hate dogs.

They Should Have Listened

I am a good alarm clock. I rub my face on the bedside lamp and meow when it is time to get up and feed me. That is 5 am, 7 days a week.
The mom ignored me this morning. Suddenly she realized how light it was getting outside and she checked her alarm clock.
"Honey, it's 6 o'clock!" And the mom and the dad jumped out of bed fast. I've never seen them move so fast before coffee.

Wet and chilly weather

Lewis is hanging out in the house more now that it is wet and chilly outside.
We were curled up on the big bed together.
I got to clean out Lew's ears.

Ellie is my friend

Over the years, I have had several different snooze buddies. They have gone away. Now Ellie and I are the only 24/7 indoor cats around here now.
Today, we took a snooze together! It was very nice. Until the idiot dogs came and jumped on the bed and made me scurry under the bed.
You can see our picture on my page. I hope we snooze together again real soon. I hope the idiot dogs go away.

I still get no respect.

A couple of nights ago, Joelee was reading in bed. Guess who was in there with him! He was beating me up, so I decided to stay in there for a long time. Well, after Joelee stopped hitting me, I started checking out his room. Then all of the sudden, Joelee's headphones were on the floor! It was very strange, I don't know why it happened! Well anyway, Joelee put the headphones back and eventually went to bed. Being my loyal self, I stayed in his room even though the door was open.
I was just wandering around, checking things out when I decided to get up on the shelves at the head of the bed. Joelee must of thought I would fall onto his head and cause a concussion or knock down his cds, because he tossed me out of the room! I don't get it, I'm very experienced*.
I get no respect,
Tod


*In falling, losing my balance, etc.

Tuna!

Ha ha ha, I got some tuna yesterday! Woohoo!
Yesterday, Catee was making a casserole thingy, and it had tuna in it! Well, the wonderful smell reached my little nose back in the bedroom, and I braved the stupid dogs to go out to the kitchen. I got there, and after Catee put the tuna in the casserole, she scraped the sides of the can to get all the wonderful fish into the middle where I could reach it. Then, she took it back to the bedroom for me! She made sure no other cats were around and closed the door to keep the stupid dogs out. Then I ate the fish with great gusto! Ha ha!
I don't know why Catee was so nice to me, I had been bugging her that morning.

I hate dogs,
Tod

I get No respect.

The big man made 2 nice cat window perch things. One is out in the dining area, Ellie and Amber use that one. A new one appeared in my bedroom window. It's for Georgie and me. I put the perch to good use today. It was nice and sunny and oh, so comfy on the padded er, pad. I was enjoying myself, lounging all afternoon.
My family would peek in and would say "smells like roasted chicken"
That is not funny. I get no respect around here.