This is a tribute to my Aristotle, I loved him deeply as I do all my pets. It is also about the importance of inoculating them to protect them which I do to all my beloved 4 legged family members. Close to a year now since Aristotle has been gone and I’m still sad.
Saying Goodbye
Today I had to say goodbye,
So painful was for me
You fought so hard to stay
Beyond reality
I said you were a fighter
I saw it in your eyes
From the moment you were born
A tiny thing so spry
You donned me as your servant
Cat’s so funny that they are
Dogs they have a master
Grateful breeds they are by far
But my little angel
You were given to me
You fought to never go
You knew I needed thee
So as I sit upon the deck
And look up on that hill
Where you have been laid to rest
My tears they freely spill
You were such a fighter
You shocked them all they said
They said it was the love
So strongly that we had
They’d never seen a creature
With such a will to live
Beyond all expectation
You proved to them you did
So now my little angel
Never a moment suffer for me
I had to let you go
So that you could run free
I told you that I love you
As the medicine they did give
Our eyes looked at each other
Noses touching as you did
The last words I did tell you
Forever I love you take it with
Carol oh no another tear jerker so beautiful I’m sure all of us can associate with your feelings after losing one of our family my most recent Benji 4 and a half years now and I still miss him 🙁
This site is such a Blessing!,to Ruth and Michael, Thank you for your condolence ! As for my husband he will never be able to work or have the life we had before his injury, But our baby girl helped to give us both a reason to want to live .We found out she was a black Bombay, and went looking to see if could one similar to her. But 800.00 is way beyond our means . We are looking at shelters now as I cry, but if we should get a chance for one like her .meaning her love and the ways she had of making us feel we were hers than I will take her in a heart beat ! But Will never forget our special baby God Bless all
Oh Jeannie, I really do know how you feel. Bless you. Take care and good luck to you both.
That is a nice phrase because it means you don’t treat your cats as children, which is obviously correct, but the connection and relationship you have with them is as strong as if they were your children.
So sorry Jeannie, one month and 3 days is very soon after your sad loss.
I think you never get over losing a loved one whether human or pet, it’s just that with time you get used to them not being around.
I still shed tears for all the cats we’ve loved and lost over 39 years.
I hope your husband is better soon.
Take care.
R.I.P your baby girl X
We just read your poem .I just had to put our baby girl to rest ,She was 15 yrs old. My husband is in bed due to pain from a neck injury, she was always laying on his legs when they hurt. She was our life ,and on Good Friday she was put to rest. She also is buried on hill up from our porch. I go out everyday to tell her how much she is missed and loved . She has .only been with God one month and 3 days. I will never forget her ,nor stop crying So I just wanted all of you know I feel your pain and loss. Thank you for sharing ,Your poem