Ghost Cat by Margaret Atwood

[AmyFluffyMom]

Has anyone read this poem, heart wrenching. The poem is titled Ghost Cat
I don’t know if this is in the right forum. Atwood is brilliant.

 

[mani]

She is certainly a great writer.

“Ghost Cat” a Poem by Margaret Atwood

Cats suffer from dementia too. Did you know that? Ours did. Not the black one, smart enough to be neurotic and evade the vet. The other one, the furrier’s muff, the piece of fluff. She’d writhe aro…

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[Margret]

No, I hadn't read that poem. When I saw the notification of this thread I Googled it and found the same link mani did. Thanks for the heads-up; that's an excellent poem. Very sad.

Incidentally, if you click on the top link in mani 's message you'll get the poem. If you click on the bottom link you'll simply get the lithub website.

Margret

 

[AmyFluffyMom]

No, I hadn't read that poem. When I saw the notification of this thread I Googled it and found the same link mani did. Thanks for the heads-up; that's an excellent poem. Very sad.

Incidentally, if you click on the top link in mani 's message you'll get the poem. If you click on the bottom link you'll simply get the lithub website.

Margret

Thanks, yes I finished the latest book of Atwood’s poems yesterday. The one after Ghost Cat is called Blizzard. Blizzard is about her mom dying. Two sad poems in a row.