Sweetest Sugar
Oh, mine, the coldest heart to thaw
With but one touch, your little paw
A tiny heart to love me through
The worst and best of what I do
You care not how I strive or live
Still pure, is ALL the love you give
My hopes were nearly gone the day
Your sweetened smile came to stay
Yet one gaze in your sparkled eyes
Turned all my gloom to sunny skies
How could I know your fuzzy ploy -
To flood my house and heart with joy
Your gentle spirit taught me care
I need its shine like lungs need air
And if this world e'er finds you gone
I've not such strength to carry on
For should you find the need to leave
How deep my weary soul will grieve
Of all life's blessings, tried and true
There's none that I've loved more ... than YOU.
~ 1st Place ~ in the "Write A Rhyme About Your Favorite Pet, Living Or Not" Poetry Contest, Regina Riddle, Judge & Sponsor.
* My poem is about one of my cats, Sugar, who has the sweetest spirit I've ever known ... she literally saved my life. *
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