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Gizmo's Revenge
by Richard Lee King → (All Poetry by Richard Lee King)
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Gizmo is a cat that belonged to my son. He lived next door to me, but after his passing, Gizmo was taken miles away to live with my grand daughter. She didn’t stay long before she came up missing. Some weeks later she was back here. We don’t know what she went through to make her way back, but something scarred her. Now days, she’s very skittish and fearful of people, but we've slowly gained her trust.

*GIZMO’S REVENGE* Gizmo is our kitty, for a time she was alone. One day she just showed up and made herself at home. She was always very skittish, found it hard to trust, but we set up a feeding schedule and slowly she began to adjust. At first we couldn’t pet her she was having none of that. But slowly, hand fed treats brought her memories of trusting back Eventually she’d sit beside us though never in our lap, she’d let us reach out to pet her, but none of that other crap. She’s always on the alert, constantly well aware and any sudden movement will give her quite a scare. She’s always fended for herself trust seemed foreign to her and though she’s coming around, we’ve yet to hear her purr. When she first showed up she wouldn’t come in our home and she’d disappear at night, constantly off on the roam. But now it’s been 8 months, she knows we mean no harm. Her resistance slowly faded as Sweetie turned on the charm. We’ve coaxed her inside, and allowed her to explore. We didn’t close her in as constantly she eyed the door. Now she comes in every day and thinks she’s got us trained. She has the run of the place totally unrestrained. She loves to lay in the window always keeping track. She’s always on the lookout always has our back It’s like she’s protecting us, from what we do not know, but she stays an hour or more until she gets the urge to go. She’ll be back at dinner time to grace us with her presence, then it’s out the door again, an every night occurrence. And every single morning when we go out to get the paper, She’s here to have her breakfast before she’s off on another caper. Copyright © 2011 Richard Lee King. All Rights Reserved.

Reviewed by Annabel Sheila

Reviewed on October 17, 2011

Aw! Very sweet story...darling little cat! Glad you're looking out for her.....

Anna

Reviewed by Mr. Ed

I know of many instances in which both dogs and cats somehow find their way back to the home they love over great distances. All of our cats are from the mean city streets, and none of them want to return there.

Reviewed by Janna Hill

Reviewed on October 16, 2011

A touching story Dick.
:) Janna

Reviewed by Connie Faust

You did a nice job writing a poem about Gizmo's experiences. I admire your finesse with rhyming, too. She is a special kitty indeed!

Connie

Reviewed by Rose Rideout

Purrrrfect sounds as though this was written about our cat, strange how they never forget.

Newfie Hugs, Rose

Reviewed by Felix Perry

It is truly amazing how animals can find their way home no matter how far away they are taken, we also had a cat who, when we moved, refused to stay with us but kept going back to our old house where our neighbours would call us to come and get her...
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Reviewed by Elizabeth Price

Poignant story but bittersweet in the end. Love it. Liz

Reviewed by Chip Bergeron

Our two indoor kitties would be soooo jealous of her freedom. However, what they don't know, and apparently Gizmo does, is that there be dragons there.

Chip Bergeron