The Day before Christmas on the Bridge 2013 Part 7

[Gill (sneakiefeline)]

Thank you and hope it also brings a bit of comfort

[alisonandarchie]

Oh Gill, just beautiful and brought tears to my eyes

[CarolM (Wendolene)]

Gulp, sniff, sniff   

Thank you Gill.     Beautiful and heart-rending as ever.

[Tigerlily (Allison)]

Thank you Gill 

Of course, I'm now sat at my desk in the office with tears streaming down my face 

[Sue P (Paddysmum)]

Oh Gill.  Bless you.    A lump to my throat once more.

[souffle]

Thank you again Gill - I can feel the soft fur of Kennedy, Cidie and Furrarri under my palms as the memories run back through time and over the bridge. Play well little ones - till we met again x

[Gill (sneakiefeline)]

The Day Before Christmas on the Bridge Part 7

Its that time again and the year has gone so fast
There have been so many new cats arriving
Too many kittens who spent such a short time down there
The Bridge is buzzing as usual at this time of year
And there will be fun, laughing and some tears
When the Bridge opens
On the day before Christmas

Two ginger boys meet each other for the first time
And shed a few tears remembering their home
But soon they are chasing feathers and rolling around having fun
No one can stay sad here for long
A group of kittens rush past
This is the only home they have really known
On the day before Christmas

A quorum of senior cats sit in beds by the trees
They are debating the the state of the world
While having some fish and milk for tea
The lady cats are moaning that there is so much work to do
And the men cats are all out playing
Typical typical the lady cats exclaim
On the day before Christmas

The top cat on the Bridge arrives
And shakes his head at the disorder
What is going on this year
You wont be ready you know
This chaos needs sorting
For the opening of the Bridge
On the day before Christmas

Suddenly the cats realize that they must get their tails in gear
And queues of helpers form
Thats it yes you do that and get the kittens to help
Well this is more like it says the top cat
And he rolls up his sleeves and gets stuck in
With moving all the presents to under the trees
On the day before Christmas

So all the cats and kittens are busy
And the preparations are coming together
Dishes of delicious food are placed on the tables
Cups and saucers are carefully put in place
Every cat has a present to give to their slave
And those who did not have a slave have been adopted
On the day before Christmas

The sky is growing dark and the first star appears
And on each side of the Bridge the cats and slaves line the path
Will we see our meowmy the ginger boys ask
Oh yes indeed say the blue eyed brothers
Its time for all those strokes you loved so much
And the headbutts you yearn to give
On the day before Christmas

The moon appears and its time
A mass purr erupts across the Bridge
The cats and slaves  rush towards each other
Just a tangle of fur and human hands
Its love  of a kind thats hard to imagine
Just for a short time on the path to the Bridge
On the day before Christmas