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Help with Memorial, please
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum, Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come. Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Scribbling on the sky the message "She is dead". Put crepe bows around the necks of the public doves, Let the traffic policeman wear black cotton gloves. She was their North, South, East and West, Their working week and their Sunday rest, Their noon, their midnight, their talk, their song; We thought that love would last forever: We were wrong. The stars are not wanted now; put out every one: Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun; Pour away the ocean and sweep up the woods: For nothing now can ever come to any good. |
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Forgot to mention the above is an adaptation of W.H. Auden's Funeral Blues.
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I just got word that one of our most dedicated volunteers passed away. She was especially an advocate for the cats. I can't even articulate what a loss this is to the animals, esp.the cats. I was working on the december newsletter, and I want to put in some kind of memorial. Does anyone know of any short stories, poems, or quotations that would be particularly fitting for such a thing? I would really appreciate it. I was particularly looking for a quotation, or a short poem. Incidentally, she is the one who won the cat tree back at Bark in the Park Oct. 14. She was just diagnosed with cancer the following Monday, only a little more than a month ago. She will be missed so much, this lady had such a big heart. Here is a pic of her then: http://members.aol.com/jjrich0523/denise.jpg Purrs also would be appreciated for her husband, daughter and granddaughter. Sherry This is very sad news indeed. Purrs for her family and for the loss all the animals will feel as well. Jill |
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Help with Memorial, please - sayings
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I just got word that one of our most dedicated volunteers passed away. She was especially an advocate for the cats. I can't even articulate what a loss this is to the animals, esp.the cats. I was working on the december newsletter, and I want to put in some kind of memorial. Does anyone know of any short stories, poems, or quotations that would be particularly fitting for such a thing? I would really appreciate it. I was particularly looking for a quotation, or a short poem. Incidentally, she is the one who won the cat tree back at Bark in the Park Oct. 14. She was just diagnosed with cancer the following Monday, only a little more than a month ago. She will be missed so much, this lady had such a big heart. Here is a pic of her then: http://members.aol.com/jjrich0523/denise.jpg Purrs also would be appreciated for her husband, daughter and granddaughter. Sherry Here's a selection of appropriate sayings; you may be able to use one or two: "Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will pee on your computer." -- Bruce Graham "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown "Thousands of years ago, cats were worshipped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this." -- Anonymous "Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow." --Jeff Valdez "In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats." -- English proverb "As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat." -- Ellen Perry Berkeley "One cat just leads to another." -- Ernest Hemingway "Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message - and get back to you later." -- Mary Bly "Cats are rather delicate creatures, and they are subject to a good many ailments, but I never heard of one who suffered from insomnia." -- Joseph Krutch "People that hate cats will come back as mice in their next life." -- Faith Resnick "There are many intelligent species in the universe. They are all owned by cats." -- Anonymous "I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior." -- Hippolyte Taine "No heaven will not ever Heaven be; unless my cats are there to welcome me." -- Unknown "There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. -- Albert Schweitzer "The cat has too much spirit to have no heart." -- Ernest Menaul "Dogs believe they are human. Cats believe they are G-d." "Time spent with cats is never wasted." -- Colette You will always be lucky if you make friends with strange cats." -- Colonial American proverb "Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want." -- Joseph Wood Krutch "I got rid of my husband. The cat was allergic." "My husband said it was him or the cat. I miss him sometimes." "No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens." -- Abraham Lincoln "The most domestic cat, which has lain on a rug all her days, appears quite at home on the woods, and, by her sly and stealthy behavior, proves herself more native there than the regular inhabitants." "What sort of philosophers are we, who know nothing of the origin and destiny of cats?" -- Henry David Thoreau "The really great thing about cats is their endless variety. One can pick a cat to fit almost any kind of decor, color scheme, income, personality, mood. But under the fur, whatever color it may be, there still lies, essentially unchanged, one of the world's free souls." -- Eric Gurney "Evidence indicates that cats were first tamed in Egypt. I postulate that cats started as psychic companions, as Familiars, and have never deviated from this function." -- William Burroughs "He shut his eyes while Saha (the cat) kept vigil, watching all the invisible signs that hover over sleeping human beings when the light is put out." -- Colette "The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat." -- Jules Reynard It as easy to hold quicksilver between your finger and thumb as to keep a cat that means to escape. -- Andrew Lang When you're special to a cat, you're special indeed ... she brings to you the gift of her preference of you, the sound of your voice, the touch of your hand. -- Leonore Fleischer Cats love one so much - more than they will allow. But they have so much wisdom they keep it to themselves. -- Mary Wilkins If I called her she would pretend not to hear, but would come a few moments later when it could appear that she had thought of doing so first. -- Arthur Wiegall He lives in the half-lights in secret places, free and alone - this mysterious little great being whom his mistress calls "My cat." -- Margaret Benson When a Cat adopts you there is nothing to be done about it except to put up with it and wait until the wind changes. -- T S Eliot Cats always know whether people like or dislike them. They do not always care enough to do anything about it. -- Winifred Carriere It is as if Gaia has said to the cats: Here, my beauties - the information you need in order to hunt, mate, fight, yowl, be cautious, raise children, is safely packed in the back of your brains. Save your forebrains for whatever creative inventions may strike you; use your wits to amuse yourselves and me. -- Elizabeth Thomas Kittens believe that all nature is occupied with their diversion. -- Paradis de Moncreif As anyone who has ever been around a cat for any length of time well knows, cats have enormous patience with the limitations of the human mind. -- Cleveland Armory It is a very inconvenient habit of kittens (Alice had once made the remark) that, whatever you say to them, they always purr. -- Lewis Carroll We all feel somehow released by the simple, honest relationship with the cat. -- Desmond Morris The smart cat doesn't let on that he is. -- H G Frommer Human beings, for one reason or another, may hide their feelings, but a cat does not. -- Ernest Hemingway The cat seldom interferes in other people's rights. His intelligence keeps him from doing many of the fool things that complicate life. -- Carl Van Vechten Of all domestic animals the cat is the most expressive. His face is capable of showing a wide range of expressions. His tail is a mirror of his mind. His gracefulness is surpassed only by his agility. And, along with all these, he has a sense of humor. -- Walter Chandoha It was his firm belief that I had the power to turn off the rain, brush away the clouds, make the sun come back to shine upon the window ledge, modify the temperature, and perform other miracles as required. I found my failure to live up to his high esteem somewhat embarrassing. -- Era Zistel If man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve man but deteriorate the cat. -- Mark Twain Thou art the Great Cat, the avenger of the Gods, and the judge of words, and the president of the sovereign chiefs and the governor of the Holy Circle, thou art indeed... the Great Cat. -- Inscription on the Royal Tombs at Thebes If a cat dies in a private house by a natural death (in ancient Egypt), all the inmates of the house shave their eyebrows. -- Herodotus In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats. -- English proverb As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat. -- Ellen Perry Berkeley One cat just leads to another. -- Ernest Hemingway I have studied many philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior. -- Hippolyte Taine There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats. -- Albert Schweitzer You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. -- Colonial American proverb Cats seem to go on the principle that it never does any harm to ask for what you want. -- Joseph Wood Krutch Cats are rather delicate creatures and they are subject to a good many ailments, but I have never heard of one that suffered from insomnia. -- Joseph Wood Krutch How you behave towards cats here below determines your status in Heaven. -- Robert A Heinlein Life without cats would be only marginally worth living. -- Moses Lambert PO1(SW) USN(ret) Prothonotary Wibbler, Paleoconservative, Surface Warrior Squid, Aristocidal Philosoph; Don't run with the herd - they're headed over a cliff |
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wrote: I just got word that one of our most dedicated volunteers passed away. She was especially an advocate for the cats. I can't even articulate what a loss this is to the animals, esp.the cats. I was working on the december newsletter, and I want to put in some kind of memorial. Does anyone know of any short stories, poems, or quotations that would be particularly fitting for such a thing? I would really appreciate it. I was particularly looking for a quotation, or a short poem. Incidentally, she is the one who won the cat tree back at Bark in the Park Oct. 14. She was just diagnosed with cancer the following Monday, only a little more than a month ago. She will be missed so much, this lady had such a big heart. Here is a pic of her then: http://members.aol.com/jjrich0523/denise.jpg Purrs also would be appreciated for her husband, daughter and granddaughter. Sherry Purrs and gentle headbutts for the family and friends of this lovely lady. What a joyous reunion it must have been when she walked over the Bridge! Julie, Hobbes, Lacey, Sam and Barnabus |
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wrote in message oups.com... I just got word that one of our most dedicated volunteers passed away. She was especially an advocate for the cats. I can't even articulate what a loss this is to the animals, esp.the cats. I'm so sorry Sherry. We lose too many good people, it seems. I wish I had something for you to use, but all I can think of is the Rainbow Bridge thing. I bet she was one of the best catslave there ever was. Pam S. |
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I just got word that one of our most dedicated volunteers passed away. She was especially an advocate for the cats. I can't even articulate what a loss this is to the animals, esp.the cats. I was working on the december newsletter, and I want to put in some kind of memorial. Does anyone know of any short stories, poems, or quotations that would be particularly fitting for such a thing? I would really appreciate it. I was particularly looking for a quotation, or a short poem. Incidentally, she is the one who won the cat tree back at Bark in the Park Oct. 14. She was just diagnosed with cancer the following Monday, only a little more than a month ago. She will be missed so much, this lady had such a big heart. Here is a pic of her then: http://members.aol.com/jjrich0523/denise.jpg Purrs also would be appreciated for her husband, daughter and granddaughter. Sherry I'm so, so sorry to hear that. Lots and lots of purrs and hugs, Polonca and Soncek |
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