by Kimberly Dauphin
Four Feet in Heaven
Your favorite chair is vacant now
No eager purrs to greet me
No softly padded paws to run
Ecstatically to greet me
No coaxing rubs, no plaintive cry
Will say it's time for feeding
I've put away your bowl
And all the things you won't be needing
But I will miss you, little friend
For I could never measure
The happiness you brought to me
The comfort and the pleasure
And since God put you here to share
In earthly joy and sorrow
I'm sure there'll be a place for you
In Heaven's bright tomorrow.