My cat was killed two years ago
How it came about I'll never know

It was a dark and stormy night
I should never have let her out of sight

She must have seen the door ajar
And crept out to wander far

A speeding car was deemed her fate
The wind played tricks, she left it late

I miss her purr and friendly bite
Her life was taken in the stormy night



Keith Wilson  
Birthwaite Nov 2015

I was so sad to see you go

But that was what you wanted

I saw you sadly to your train
Knowing I’d never see you again.

No farewell kiss
No tender hug

Just a heart of pain
And a waiting train.

We hadn’t long together

Just a few short weeks

But as your train speeds fast away
I’ll remember them forever.

Keith  Wilson
2003

(published in 'Love and Life')

I'll come with you to the airport
I'll see you to your plane
I'll wave so sadly to you
For I won't see you again
The time we had was beautiful
The time we had was fine
But that seat beside you on the plane
How I wish that that was mine
We had not long together
We had but a few short days
But I'll remember them forever
As your plane flies far away

Keith Wilson

She now walks the dog alone
All the way back to her home

She used to walk for miles with him
Until he died

Now lonely and alone
She walks the dog back to her home

Keith   Wilson  
2015 Birthwaite Flats