On the Death of Petal

On the Death of Petal[1] – 10 July 2012 So what is memory? Why so fleeting? It catches the soul when time has passed - Recollections so soft and warm, But ‘neath the tree asleep she lies. Why does the past intrude so sorely? The past is not to stay, hold back the tears and look towards the sky; the leaves rustle, a breeze so gentle, so soft so warm. My Beauty, stiff and cold, rests where corruption takes its hold. Now grief returns, I turn away I look towards the sky. The garden, where I doze, the sun is warm, Behind, a fleeting shadow, a softness stretching; I turn, a leaf, it wafts across the grass; where once she lay, a piece of fur. A presence soft, a silky touch Beneath the tree now lies Is memory but a fantasy? The now is here and I look towards the sky. 19 July 2012 [1] Petal was a long-haired fawn and white Persian Cat, born in 2002 she died following a severe eye infection on 10th July 2012. She was a beautiful, faithful and loving cat.