Dear Old Jessie: May 2009

“I love cats,

 Because I love my home,

 And after a while,

 They become its visible soul.”

 Jean Cocteau

I will never forget the day that I first saw her

She was outside my window, with a raccoon

They were fighting over one of my deck chairs

With dear old Jessie, I’d fall in love, very soon

At the time, she belonged to one of our neighbors

But she had begun hanging out, on our back patio

I soon talked to our neighbor who told me that Jessie

Had never really been very content living in her home

So, I eventually invited dear old Jessie to come live with us

And she accepted, since she craved the company of other cats

Dear old Jessie quickly became one of our most treasured felines

She had the soul of a true charmer, and she got to me just like that

How she adored napping in the sunlight, in our bedroom window

How she truly loved curling up on my lap, whenever I watched TV

How she was so adamant, whenever she wanted me to do something

How she would badger me each morning, when she now wanted to eat

We never really knew exactly how old our dear old Jessie really was

But she graced us with her charming presence, for over twelve years

Our old home is just not the same today, without our dear old Jessie

She died in my arms last night - today, there’ll be no end, to my tears

I’ll never forget the day that I first saw her,

She was outside my window, with a raccoon;

They were fighting over one of my deck chairs,

With dear old Jessie, I’d fall in love, very soon.

 Dear Old Jessie, I Shall Always, Miss You

 ©2009, Mr. Ed

You can read this poem on Ed Kostro’s Author’s Den page here:

http://www.authorsden.com/visit/viewPoetry.asp?id=254161&AuthorID=14300

To read more of Ed's great poems and stories, please click on this link:

http://www.thedailymews.com/edkostrointro.htm

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