When we first met
Your wide eyes met mine
And we entwined
Two vines, growing together
Your paws, polar-bear white
Immense, far-north:
Your spirit wandering
You left when deep winter set in
Before spring took her first breath
You left on a sunny day, your spirit drenched in sunshine:
Cloudless.
Katherine Darlington has articles in many publications including poetry anthologies and literary journals. She also has several published novels. This story was written in memory of her Anatolian cross, Zoey. See more of her work at katherinedarlington.com.
Very expressive and elegiac. I love how you use winter and the sun to convey deep loss and a peaceful moving on.
Thank you. I appreciate your insight to the story.