Photo by Wojciech Kumpicki

Anna

Sitting pretty,
Sweetest kitty,
“Anna” is her name.

Hungry baby.
Keep her?  “Maybe…”
On that day she came.

Three years later…
We wouldn’t trade her
For a pot of gold!

Yet…today,
We must send her away—
Thru tears and regrets untold.

Eyes of green
Gentle, not mean
She loved to rub and purr.

Loved and kissed her—
Kids and I miss her.
Friend with brownish-black fur.


© 2015 gratefulsue

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