Mister Muffin

A beautiful feline, with fur as white as a virgin snow
With a tiny black spot on his gorgeous head
How was I to know?

That the little kitten left upon my doorstep
Would leave this earth so soon?    He was only
Four Years Old, when the Lord called him home.

Mr. Muffin was a strange cat, as not once
can I remember him ever hiss or growl
He accepted and was accepted, he was unusual
but in a good way somehow.

I don’t know why he left us, he was awfully young
to go.  He didn’t seem sick in any way, but he was a good cat,
I guess the Lord just wanted him back.

                           Mary Lacey
                               2015