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PHILOSOPHER by Ed Kostro
Dedicated to a Dear Friend of Mine in
England, who just lost her Precious Ricky,
‘Thou Art the Great Cat, The Avenger of the Gods, And the Judge of All Worlds, The President of the Sovereign Chiefs, And the Governor of the Holy Circle; Thou Art, Indeed ... The Great Cat.’ Inscription On The Royal Tombs at Thebes
Dog is my Co-Pilot Spouse, my Navigator And Cat, The Great Cat, Is my Very Sage Philosopher The very first Great Cat to graciously arrive in my life Magically materialized on my dog’s sad backyard grave Although he was only a newborn kitten, he was very wise This Orange Tabby showed me how to live again, unafraid Next came the Snowy White Christmas Kitten Who presented himself as a gift to my future wife He quickly brought my spouse and myself together We soon married, he taught us how to end our strife Next came the Coal Black Southern Feline Infant Who somehow found me, on a business trip one day He quickly taught me how to live life far more serenely He taught me how to always take some time out, to play Next came the Tiny Flea-Bitten Grey-Striped Orphan Who somehow managed to survive all alone underground By helping her, she taught me much more about compassion In our home, she was always a great reminder to have around Next came the Very Thin Courageous Brown Spotted Mother Who was raiding a garbage can, attempting to feed her babies She soon taught me what true parental love was really all about Loving and providing for her children, with no ifs, ands, or maybes Next came The Elderly Black and White Cat Who Spoke To Me Her lonely cries taught me to have far more respect for the elderly She quickly became the Matriarch of our ever growing feline clan All of us soon grew to love her grandmotherly spirit and generosity Next came far too many Left Behind Felines of Hurricane Katrina Their great suffering and pain, so powerfully reflected in their cat eyes They quickly taught me that all forms of life on this earth, are precious They soon reminded me that tears are good for the soul, and how I cried Next came Our Tiny Tortoise Shell New Orleans Beauty Who somehow called out to my very soul, that day I found her She taught me that it’s possible to start over again, after tragedy And she reminds me of that every day now, with her joyous purrs And Finally, came Our Sickly Emaciated Grey-Striped Feral Feline Who displays much gratitude every day now, just for having a home This feline lives every day, with a debilitating illness that will kill him But the courageous way he approaches life, could spark many a poem Many of us have also now read about wise Oscar, the Nursing Home Cat He compassionately teaches how to accept death, I’ve no doubt about that And every day now, When I very eagerly awaken at dawn, I soon peer out my back window, and I soon wonder, When the next Great Cat, will materialize on my lawn © Mr Ed 2007 “If man could be crossed with cat, It would improve the man, But it would deteriorate the cat.” Mark Twain Be sure to check out Ed's websites. http://edkostro.home.comcast.net/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-.html
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