“Why was she being this idiotic about him? He was only a cat. There is no "only a," she told herself. Nothing and no one is "only a.” DeathLossGriefMourningSignificanceCatsPetsDeath Of A Pet Book:Old Babes in the Wood: Stories Source: Old Babes in the Wood: Stories
“Who shall tell the lady's grief When her Cat was past relief? Who shall number the hot tears Shed o'er her, beloved for years? Who shall say the dark dismay Which her dying caused that day?” DeathCatPetCatsPetsDeath Of A Pet Author:Christina Rossetti
“In my kind world the dead were out of range And I could not forgive the sad or strange In beast or man.” DeathLossGriefMourningDeath Of A Pet Author:Richard Wilbur
“The Heaven of Animals Here they are. The soft eyes open. If they have lived in a wood It is a wood. If they have lived on plains It is grass rolling Under their feet forever. Having no souls, they have come, Anyway, beyond their knowing. Their instincts wholly bloom And they rise. The soft eyes open. To match them, the landscape flowers, Outdoing, desperately Outdoing what is required: The richest wood, The deepest field. For some of these, It could not be the place It is, without blood. These hunt, as they have done, But with claws and teeth grown perfect, More deadly than they can believe. They stalk more silently, And crouch on the limbs of trees, And their descent Upon the bright backs of their prey May take years In a sovereign floating of joy. And those that are hunted Know this as their life, Their reward: to walk Under such trees in full knowledge Of what is in glory above them, And to feel no fear, But acceptance, compliance. Fulfilling themselves without pain At the cycle’s center, They tremble, they walk Under the tree, They fall, they are torn, They rise, they walk again.” DeathPoetryHeavenLossPoemAnimalsDeath Of A PetLoss Of A Pet Book:The Whole Motion: Collected Poems, 1945–1992 Source: The Whole Motion: Collected Poems, 1945–1992