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| R.I.P. little pal |
What do cats remember of days?
They remember the ways in from
the cold,
The warmest spot, the place of
food.
They remember the places of
pain, their enemies,
the irritation of birds, the
warm fumes of the soil,
the usefulness of dust.
They remember the creak of a
bed, the sound
of their owner’s footsteps,
the taste of fish, the
loveliness of cream.
Cats remember what is
essential of days.
Letting all other memories go
as of no worth
they sleep sounder than we,
whose hearts break remembering
so many
inessential things.
Brian Patten
