An angel left us
Silently, went to heaven
Christmas Eve morn.
Fifteen years of her friendship
Remains in our memories.
Tanka
A tribute to our family cat who passed away this last Christmas Eve morning.
Morris-Angel of Friendship
Tag: pet
Koda
Tears of sadness fall
On cheeks young and old
Hearts mourn your presence
As death takes you
Leaving us to grieve
Elegy-Syllabic Verse
In Memory of Koda-a beloved family pet
#NaPoWriMo—Day 18–Today, I’d like to challenge you to write an elegy of your own, one in which the abstraction of sadness is communicated not through abstract words, but physical detail
Morris the Queen
Sits upon our hearts
None other can take her place
Morris the Queen
Senryu
(Tribute to Morris, my grandson’s cat, who is about 12 years old now. He got her as a baby kitten and though she was female he. Ames her Morris because she looks just like the famous Morris on Nine Lives. She has truly been a wonderful family cat.)
Queen of the Tree
Original Poetry and Photograph by Leona J. Atkinson ©2016
Marilyn is my grand-daughter’s dog. When the big tree in the family’s backyard was knocked down by storms this winter Marilyn chose to run up to the end of the remaining stump and stand as if on guard!
(Instead of being “King of the Hill” she is “Queen of the Tree”! 🙂
She seems to mimic her daddy, Jack, whom we call “The Sentry or Guard Dog”
Click here to read “Guard Dog” a poem which I wrote about Jack previously) 🙂
Best Friends
(Photo by Cheryl Hiner–sketch filter applied)
This poem was written for my friend Cheryl, who just lost her little dog named Beau. He was her best friend for 16 years.
In Pursuit
Leonas Lines--Poetry Plus 