Good afternoon, felinity assembled!
Daddy Kiril, here.
Welcome to Day 11 of the Poetry A Day Challenge by Robert Lee Brewer, of the wonderful Poetic Asides Blog, at Writer's Digest.
"Write a dedication poem. This is a poem dedicated to a person, an animal, or an organization. Or hey, objects work too–like a poem to a rock or paper bag. Put the dedication in the title or in a line under the title (“for Mother” or “to the heart-shaped rock between the creek and the tulips”).
Remember: These prompts are just springboards; you have the freedom to jump in any direction you want."
(The Day 1 poem, by Sneakers, is here)
For this entry Elvira & I are sharing 2 poems dedicated to the memory of the legendary Mr. Nikita (1998-2013), the founder of this blog.
In October 2013 My sweet Nikita went to Rainbow Bridge.
It was not an easy month to get through for me, or for young Miss Elvira, but we did.
Using photos, storytelling and poetry we channeled our grief in positive ways in a blog post dedicated to him.
I want to share the poems here, again, and invite you to visit the blog post for the photos and Rainbow Bridge story, plus the 10 links that help Elvira make her points in her own poem...
"Nikita, My Sweet Muse" By Kiril Kundurazieff
Nikita, Nikita,
15 years with you
Just an opinionated pussycat
Nikita, my sweet muse.
Nikita, Nikita
Words for you
Came as easy and clear
On any subject, I just looked to the news.
The paws of another reach out to me
Another kitty purrs tenderly
Still in my sleep I see
The creative debt I owe to you.
Nikita,
Ooh Nikita, the peace I find
Will come through another
Honoring Nikita, my sweet muse.
Another kitty is the creative spark for me
Another voice is the opinionated pussycat
Still in my sleep I see
The creative debt I owe to you.
Nikita, Nikita,
The future I find
Expressing the thoughts of another
Pays tribute to Nikita, my sweet muse.
Just the original opinionated pussycat
Nikita, my sweet muse.
Nikita Was His Name-O! By Elvira Mistress of Felinity
There was an opinionated Pussy,
And Nikita was his name-o.
He shared his thoughts.
He spoke his mind.
Quite the writer, I’ll have you know!
Lady Cats thought him cute,
He pissed off PETA,
And Nikita was his name-o.
His blog some folks digged; some it "creeped out"!
Quite the writer, I’ll have you know!
“You Rock!” they said.
“You’re quite talented!”
"What a beautiful smile!"
And Nikita was his name-o.
Quite the writer, I’ll have you know!
"An established feline journalist!"
“A real source of inspiration!”
“Y’all check him out”, was the word,
“Strong-willed”, “Refreshing” “Full of personality”
And Nikita was his name-o!
Visit the original tribute post, in all its glory, here.
Stay tuned for Day 12!
My human remembers Nikita. <3
Posted by: Summer | April 12, 2019 at 03:40 AM
It sounds like Mr. Nikita was a wonderful boy.
Posted by: Ellen Pilch | April 12, 2019 at 07:17 PM
N we can bet de lake oh fish nikita iz sayin...984 PAWS UP dad & THANX ~~~~~~~~~ ♥♥♥☺☺
Posted by: da tabbies o trout towne | April 15, 2019 at 02:04 PM
Flicka said: Nikita, glad you inspired your human to start blogging about cats and life in general. I am sure you will always be warm and safe in his heart, until we all smile together again.
Posted by: dianne mason | April 26, 2019 at 11:11 AM
HAY EWE GALZ JUST STOPPIN BYE TA SAY HI ~~~~ HOPE ALL IZ WELL ♥♥
Posted by: da tabbies o trout towne | July 02, 2019 at 12:24 PM
I am just saying Oh Nikita! Nikita! while using a vacuum for cat hair in the living room.
Love the poem.
Posted by: Ana | October 30, 2019 at 08:57 AM