“God made all of the creatures,
He gave them our love and our fear;
To give sign, we and they are His children,
There is only one family here.”
Robert Browning
I was out for another winter’s walk,
With my faithful old canine pal, Turbo;
When he stopped, and he began pawing,
At something that was buried in the snow.
I knelt down, and soon saw what it was,
A new-born kitten, lying under the snow;
It was still breathing, so I scooped it out,
As I raced back towards home, with Turbo.
My wife and I wrapped it in a warm blanket,
But it only gasped a few breaths, then it died;
As my wife and I now carried it out to our shed,
We both looked at that tiny kitten, and we cried.
Yet one more, starving, homeless, unwanted being,
That never had much of a chance at all, in this life;
I went back with Turbo, to where he had found it,
And when we got back home, I said to my sad wife:
“I found numerous feline tracks, out there in that area,
It seems a mother cat was leading her babies, somewhere;
Probably in search of some food and shelter, for her family,
And that kitten Turbo found, was just too weak, to get there.”
When the ground thaws out a little, I’ll bury that kitten,
And my wife and I and our pets, will have a remembrance;
Sadly wondering why we humans care so little about other life,
And, hoping the next one that we find, will have a better chance.
“Think occasionally of all the suffering,
Of which you spare yourself the sight.”
Albert Schweitzer
©2010, Mr. Ed
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Be always safe,
Karen
Its sad to read about any of God's creatures dying
Peace be with you
William
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fee
Sometimes it isn't pretty. But there is a natural order of things.
You did your best, Your heart is the best.
~W~
Anna
despite that suffering in you heart, you are truly compassionate Ed,
Bless You! Jasmin Horst
Georg
Well done, Gerry
(((HUGS))) and love, Karla. :(