This was supposed to be a happy post about
Shadow Lady, the only cat at Jewel Girl's house that I hadn't done a limerick for. I had written her happy limerick and chosen the picture below to go with it, then I had my tooth problems and didn't get it posted in time.
Shadow Lady was the calm, collected elder cat of the house. Nothing ever seemed to bother her and she left the rough-housing and play to the younger cats. Her idea of fun was to find a great place to nap, like a handy lap. Last summer, Jewel Girl let her out into the back yard to enjoy the sun and grass and Shadow Lady loved it. Shadow Lady was born on March 5th, 1995, as one of a litter of eight. She lived the longest of any of them. She went into a sudden decline a few days ago and the vet determined that her kidneys had failed. She went to the Rainbow Bridge on November 6th. Jewel Girl is really sad right now. Here are Shadow Lady's two limericks.
Shadow Lady is a gentle cat.
She seldom, if ever, has a spat.
She takes her naps
In convenient laps,
Which is something she is very good at.
We now say farewell to Shadow Lady.
She's lounging around someplace shady,
With grass 'neath her toes
And not any woes.
Have fun at the Bridge, dear Shadow Lady.
