At 5:12pm, April 16, 2024, life ended for our fourth and final feline animal companion, Patrice. She was in her 90s in human years, and died peacefully of old age after a good life.
Our first cat Minuit (And Now For Something Completely Different: Around The House) was followed by Champagne and Jaegermesiter.
Here is my valedictory poem:
Goodbye Patrice
(Robinson Jeffers said it better in 1941: The House Dog’s Grave)
Farewell, so long;
You’ve said your prayers,
You sang your song.
You gave us eleven long years
Of unconditional love
When you were game.
We did the same
For you.
You were not our pet
As they say today,
But our feline animal companion
In every way.
No karma expert am I,
So I have no idea what’s next when you die.
I know what you deserve:
I hope it’s what you get,
Your best life yet.
As we’d like to remember her as a kitten:
True of Cats As Well
Comments
A lovely kitty; as sweet as she was pretty. She would rather have belly rubs than food. I will miss you, Patrice.