Arthur Millar

[grapeofdeath]

Arthur Millar
1989.05.15 - 2005.12.29

CAT HEAVEN

by Cynthia Rylant


The way to Cat Heaven is a field of sweet grass
where crickets and butterflies play.

A cat may be late in getting to Heaven . . .
there's so much fun on the way!
But an angel will wait
at the yellow front door,
wait til a kitty
comes home.

And when she arrives,
he'll give her a kiss
and some milk
in a bowl all her own.

There are trees
in Cat Heaven,
trees made just for cats,
trees growing
so green and so high.

But no one gets stuck in a tree
anymore --
if a cat wants down,
she will fly!

And oh the toys,
kitty toys everywhere,
thousands and thousands
go by.

There are buttons and baubles
and small cotton mice --
there is catnip afloat
in the sky!

There are angels,
of course,
with soft angel laps
where kitties can purr
loud and strong.

The angels will rub
kitties' noses and ears
and sing them
a Cat Heaven song.

And when cats are hungry,
there's God's kitchen counter
all covered with
white kitty dishes,
full of tuna and salmon
and mounds of sardines,
and wonderful little pink fishes.

The cats in Cat Heaven
are so loved and spoiled
God lets them all
lie on his bed . . .
He walks in His garden
with a good black book
and a kitty
asleep on His head.

Then when a cat needs,
she may just simply ponder
and watch the blue world deep and wide . . .

She will watch the old house
where she once lived and wandered,
and the people who loved her inside.

All cats love Heaven,
they know the way there,
they know where
the angel cats fly.
They'll run past the stars
and the moon and the sun . . .
. . . to curl up with God in the sky.





ETA: Thank you everyone for your kind words. I'll try to reply to them later, but I can't bring myself to at the moment. Arthur was my best friend since I was three years old and it may be awhile before things become normal here on LJ again.

If any of you LOTR people have happy or reunion fics you can rec, I'd be very appreciative...

Comments

[sayhello.livejournal.com]

(((((Grape)))))

So sorry to hear about your loss. It's never easy to lose a companion.

Hewene

[mr-utopia-man.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, Jess... *hugs*
I'm going to miss Arthur, too. He was a good cat. ._.

[keye.livejournal.com]

*tears* I'll be thinking of you, dear.

[harukameko.livejournal.com]

*deep hugs* I'm so sorry :*(

[violetbrownlock.livejournal.com]

I love it, it's so moving and cute.

Sorry for your sweet companion, I hope that you can feel better soon.

[suzafroda.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry for your loss *hugs*

[smaugs-mommy.livejournal.com]

Oh no! I am so sorry :(.

[lbilover.livejournal.com]

I'm so very sorry for your loss. *hugs you*

[trilliah.livejournal.com]

It never gets easier, does it? *sniffs* I adored the poem, though; saved a copy, to read myself when I get to missing the others we've had in the past. Each leaves its own special mark. *hugs*

[nolyana.livejournal.com]

*hugses you*

[b-briarwood.livejournal.com]

*hugs you tight*

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry for your loss.

[soren-laulainen.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

I'm so sorry, Jess...

Would you like me to mail that book back to you?

[terwashere.livejournal.com]

*hugs* 6_6

[grapeofdeath.livejournal.com]

Sure, I really need it right now...

[carolina30363.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry sweetie, so very sorry!
*hugs you tight tight*

[soren-laulainen.livejournal.com]

Please email your home address to me at soren.laulainen@gmail.com

I will get it to you as quickly as I can. It's up at my apartment right now, but the moment I get home, I'll put it in the mail for you. =)

Take care, Jess

[aussiepeach.livejournal.com]

(((Grape))), there are many lovely post-quest fics around - Maybe read Elenya's All That I Had.

[grapeofdeath.livejournal.com]

I can't bear to read the one, except for the last chapter... That one truly tore me apart...

[aredhelebenesse.livejournal.com]

Oh, darling, you had to send your little friend over the rainbow bridge.
It makes me so sad and it brings tears to my eyes to read this. I'm so sorry for you that you have to go through this hard time.
Believe me, I can understand you very well, because I had to put my dear Mona to sleep two weeks ago.
Maybe they'll meet each other and become friends.
*big tight warm hugs*

[grapeofdeath.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, thank you for the rec, but that fic has struck a very hard cord in me. I first read it in 2004 and the description of Frodo's depression mirrored mine so precisely, it was eerie. And knowing Frodo would be going and Sam would be with Rosie, couldn't get past the 4th chapter at the time without going into a horrible relapse of depression where I gave up on everything, even my SARS project, which was my life at the time.

The only thing that snapped me out of it was the fact that I let myself have the choice to end everything in a few days if I felt like I couldn't keep going...

[grapeofdeath.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I hope you're doing well. Yes, maybe they'll meet. A thought that brings a tear and smile is that Arthur will get to meet up with his two dog friends, Morgan and Lucky. I can imagine them coming up to sniff him, while Arthur has an annoyed look on his face as always, but is purring none the less.

[grapeofdeath.livejournal.com]

I was planing on sending you the book that this came from when it looked like your kitty wasn't going to make it last year. I'm glad he's doing better.

[empressaurelius.livejournal.com]

*Gives you a big, big hug*

[myladylyssa.livejournal.com]

*cries*

I am so sorry for your loss.

*hugs you*