Requiem for Yoyo...

My beloved, handsome, darling cat, Yoyo, or his pet name,

A-yo passed away this afternoon, at 3pm because of FIP.

He was 3 years, 1 month. 

I have a lot of cats, and each and every one of them is special

to me, but he was way too special. Every night he slept beside

me and every morning he would wake me up. He was the alpha,

dominant male, but he was very gentle with any kitten that

he met. He would go out every morning and waited for me

by the house gate when I returned home. And what I remember

most about him is that he would stay quiet whenever I kissed his

face. During a visit to the clinic, when he was screaming at the

vet, I kissed his face and he became quiet. Such is the 

bond that we shared

For him, i dedicate a poem.

Missing You

When I was yours and you were mine
You missed me.

When I went to work
Or to the store
You missed me.

When I talked too long to a neighbor
Or went out with the girls
You missed me.

When I worked in the garden
Or hiked in the woods
You missed me.

When I was yours and you were mine
You greeted me.
You sang
You danced
You hurdled the couch
You knocked me down
You greeted me!
I’m still yours, but you are gone.

When I am at work
Or at the store
I miss you!

When I talk too long to a neighbor
Or go out with the girls
I miss you.

When I work in the garden
Or hike in the woods
I miss you.


I’m still yours, but you are gone.
No one greets me.
No one sings
No one dances
No one hurdles the couch
No one knocks me down
No one greets me!

I’m still yours but you are gone
And
I’m
Missing You!

Written by Sonjalyn Dickson Rine