Last week I wrote a post about Dennis, our Burmese cat who had to be put to sleep age 16. I wasn’t planning to write more, but this evening my son, who now lives in Canada, and who grew up with Dennis, sent me the following poem. I was so moved by it I wanted to post it as a final goodbye. The poem is called “Thank you Dennis”❤️
I hear you enter the house
Loud as a Lion
Maybe holding a mouse
I feel you brush against my feet
Purring away
It’s incredibly sweet
At night you jump up to see
If I am asleep
And you can steal some heat
You always demanded food with such lip
But it was charming
So I didn’t mind a bit
You’d look after Mum when she was sad
You were one of the best friends
She’d ever had
You fought with Lili but cuddled too
I hope she’s gonna be okay
Without you
But most of all Dennis what I’m going to miss
Is the times when it was just us
And I wasn’t far away like this
You will always be one of my friends
I love you a lot
And I will to the end
So thank you Dennis for all that you were
And I will always remember
The feeling of your fur
Alfie Smith
A beautiful poetic tribute to Dennis.
Thank you x
Aww, such a sweet tribute.
Thank you
Beautiful poem.
Thank you. Alfie summed his life up beautifully x
Been there, done that. And said that with a hundred and eleventeen emotions echoeing yours.
Thank you for reading x
Wonderful poem.
Thank you… it just summed him up perfectly
Rest In Peace, Dennis. 🙏🏻
Lovely.
Fitting farewell to Dennis Karen, sorry to hear about your loss.
Thank you I still miss him so much 😔
Fitting farewell to Dennis Karen. Sorry to hear about your loss
Thank you 🙏
What a beautiful tribute – I got a tear reading this. The animals in our lives bring us so much joy.xx
Ah that’s very kind thank you