At 2:30pm my little Minnie passed away today in peace. She was the last of mine and my late wife Leah’s little kitties. See the previous poem ‘A Prevailing Sadness’. I found her hiding under one of my outdoor buildings 8-26-2012 emancipated and dying. I took her in and nurtured her knowing in my heart she would be leaving soon.



She was born either 9-1 or 9-2-2002. I remember this because it was just a few days before Leah’s birthday which was 9-7 as we were getting ready to go to Savannah, Ga. As we did every year for Leah’s birthday and she was reluctant to leave our new litter for vacation. I believe in my heart that she like Leah held on to see her birthday…Like Leah who passed away on her birthday…so lived Little Minnie.



I’m sad to see her go, but unlike some, I believe that she now rest in the arms of Leah in Heaven. Many say that animals have no soul, and even the Bible say as much…but the Bible also says that when we reach heaven that we shall have all our desires. I say who cannot look into the eyes of an animal and see their love and say that they have no soul? They are all God’s creatures and unlike man, they are sinless. Therefore I truly believe that at 2:30pm on 9-1-2012 my Little Minnie leaped into the arms of Leah.

The picture below was six days ago when I found her