These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

So Long, Dear Cat

Athena came to live with us
just five short years ago.
This morning we in painful trust
returned her to God, Who knows.

She must have eaten something bad
her tummy, it couldn't digest.
For the hunter, she was, 'tis really sad.
Our faces know fallen crests.

A day ago our strongest cat,
but now our parted friend.
Each heart must process all of that
as we now start to mend.

by Jay O’Toole
on April 7th, 2021