A grey shade in the cottage shadows
a paw lick of sinuous silence
a tail flick of smoke
a pounce on time’s toll<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like a smoke devil escaped the chimney
she inhabits the lounge at night
never settling
she drifts across the hearth<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like the umbral weight of her past
she settles beyond my sight
I sense only the leak
of light left by her passing<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like the presence of an unseen wraith
she is at my supper table
to fill the empty chair
across from me<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like the gentle press of death I feel
her weight as sleep prowls
she makes no noise
as I enter our dream<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Later she is an autumnal dawn mist
a purr of a past warmth
an absence that chills
as I greet another cottage day<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A grey shade in the cottage shadows
a breath of sinuous silence
a tail curl of smoke
drifting across cottage time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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