Last night I invited a few selected Holly-fans to join me in celebrating her life - a kind of wake/purvey that involved a 'slideshow' of nearly 400 photos, some human-Dreamies, and a toast to her drunk in pink, sparkling grape juice.  Lots of laughter, memories and love.

It was a lovely, gentle evening, giving a sense of closure (to me anyway).

One person gave me this poem, which is rather lovely:

Poem For Cats

And God asked the feline spirit
Are you ready to come home?
Oh, yes, quite so, replied the precious soul
And, as a cat, you know I am most able
To decide anything for myself.

Are you coming then? asked God.
Soon, replied the whiskered angel
But I must come slowly
For my human friends are troubled
For you see, they need me, quite certainly.

But don't they understand? asked God
That you'll never leave them?
That your souls are intertwined. For all eternity?
That nothing is created or destroyed?
It just is....forever and ever and ever.

Eventually they will understand,
Replied the glorious cat
For I will whisper into their hearts
That I am always with them
I just am....forever and ever and ever.

Author Unknown