The birds, the birds in my backyard
Such color and beauty, so vivid they are.
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My dog, my old friend
Has met his demise
By his side till the end
I could see in his eyes.
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My name is Katie. I am 57 with a husband,2 grown children and a houseful of cats. My pets are my passion. They are all rescue kitties. We had a dog, also a rescue, named Sparky. We recently had to have Sparky put to sleep due to lymphoma. He was 13 yrs old. Two of my cats are special needs cats. One, Pepper developed diabetes and high blood presure last year at the age of 14. He's on meds now and acts like a kitten. My other special needs cat, Bobbles, was born with numerous birth defects. He takes meds as well but seems to be pretty happy most of the time. I have enjoyed writing poems since I was in high school. I don't do it to compete or even with the hopes of being published. I do it strictly out of enjoyment. I get a little offended when people give unsolicited criticism on what I do wrong or what I should do. I write from my heart and have my own style. If I start doing what other's think I should do, then it is no longer my own style, it's yours. I hope you can read my poems and get something out of them. Even if it not the point I was making. That's the beauty of creativity and poetry. We are all free to get a different message from it.)
I Am Me
I am me
No one I see
For no one cares
If I be alone.
Dear Katie Though your poem is short, it is deep and contains a thought about human fear of being unable to survive! However, As leaves turn orange, brown and die, we also turn pale and die and survive physically and spiriually through birth! Our souls rise to haeven and we become eternal if we are 'good' creatures! Nazih Kassis