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SINGING IN THE GARDEN
One warm morning he asked to go out and headed into the wetland.
I thought it a good sign. We never saw him again.
roots. I will remember him each time cattail seed rises up
from the marsh and drifts past on an autumn breeze.
We have another, younger cat named Zip. She spent
Then, he began lying in front of the woodstove for
whole days at a time, staring pensively into the flames.
One warm morning he asked to go out and headed into
the wetland. I thought it a good sign.
We never saw him again.
Somewhere out in the wetland, Tip is returning to the
soil. The earth is taking him in to feed the cattails that
will cradle redwings, the reeds that will sing in the wind,
and the willows that will make room for possums at their
the first year of her life zipping out of every open door.
She is not a lap sitter or a drooler. When I finally installed
a cat door to accommodate her high energy, she
used it to bring us live presents: birds, frogs, mice. Fatter
and more settled now, she sleeps at my feet and I am no
longer startled by birds flying out from under the sofa.
I hope you will enjoy her as much as I do. She doesn't
touch her nose to my cheeks at night like Tip did, but
she has made her own space in my heart.
Zip has taken up Tip's old habit of hunting in the
marsh and leaving dismantled presents on the front
porch. One day, like him, she will also disappear to
nourish the earth and all that it feeds. Until then, she
will join me in my illustrations. I hope you will make
her feel welcome.
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