And then there were three...

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Like a brief summer storm
She was here but now gone
Three days has it been
Three days seem so long

Wet cold and afraid
Was how she came to me
Pulled from the water
An innocent I did see

Through this very young one
Once more would I get
Once more a chance
To repay old debts

The weeks went by
Till five did they count
Time enough to grow strong
Time enough to move out

New confidence replaced
What was shivering doubt
Swift flight replaced
What was fluttering about

As afternoon came
On her last day here
She stood alone on her windowsill

I did understand
Her need to go
I asked her to come in
Her look told me no

I left her there
And when I came back
An emptiness stood
Where once she looked back

Wind and sun in her face
A streak through the sky
She who was here but now gone
Makes a strong man now cry

The mocha winged bird
We spent so much time on
Has a new master now
The pull of the horizon

We who remain
Sit in still silence now
No tap of feet on hard floor
No one flitting about

Chicken, Anna and I
Back in our routine
Naps, cookies and work
While one of us preens

Another difference beyond
We’re all 3 days older
Is the absence of weight
I feel on my right shoulder.


OK, so I'm not a poet, Marines aren't known for their language skills...

It looks like Homie is gone for good, it's been 3 days since she left. She was showing signs of being restless and being clingy at the same time. I think she was having difficulty with wanting to stay here with her family and the instinctual drive she had to leave the "nest".

I have to admit I really enjoyed the time she was here and was hoping she'd join the small feral flock here at the building but I haven't seen her. Maybe she'll come back and visit occasionally, who knows...

Anyway, with her gone I guess that's my cue to "fly the coop" from the forum as well. I've enjoyed reading the post here and participating as well.

I encourage all of you to take an active role in animal rights, they really need our help. You are all the kind of people who understand that or you wouldn't be on this board. Each of you can and do make a difference.

Well I guess that's about it. Y'all take care.

Kevin