Buster was cat extraordinaire

towards the end of his life
often curled up next to me
in his favourite chair
quietly purring along
as I sang him this song
*
I can see you in the sky
crystal rainbows in your eye
you’ve been into meditation, levitation
now you’re flying…..
*
eventually
the dreadful day arrived
and heart brokenly we
solemnly but with sweet ceremony
tenderly laid Buster to rest
in the back garden
beneath his favourite tree

early next morning
just as dawn was dawning
bleakly stumbling down into the kitchen
to my utter astonishment
I saw….

glistening
on the front of the cupboard door
below the sink
two rainbows, one intersecting the other
creating a vibrantly shimmering eye

needless to say
not even in my wildest dreams
could I have imagined
this

it was
incredible beyond belief
and even though
it happened so very, long ago
I recall it as if it was yesterday

for the memory
of that miraculous manifestation
could never, ever
in a million years

fade away.