Farewell, lovely prince! by SaintFox

Poser • Atmosphere/Mood • posted on Jul 10, 2009

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I've hesitated to do this image but then felt that creating it would help me through the night. It was ten years ago when I fell in love with a beautiful black tom cat in the local animal shelter. He then lived there for at least 10 years, nobody knew it exactly. So I adopted a cat that was at least 10, maybe 11 or 12 years old. It took us a while to become friends but once he accepted me he stayed by my side, allowed me to hug him half to death when watching handball, didn't mind to get a wet fur when I had to cry, gave me comfort when I was alone and moved to 5 different locations within 10 years. He always hated driving in a car but nevertheless was the first "item" I found in my moving boxes. He decided that we will keep Leo when he visited us the first time. The fact that they where both dressed all in black and Leo even had some black fur here and there definitly helped them to see that they where one of a kind. He raised our younger tom cat Leo found outside and was always there beside my graphics tablet on my table or above our pillows. And when no one else heard me I called him my "lovely black prince" as he was such an elegant and polite cat - his everyday name was Willi, a short form of William/Wilhelm. Four years ago he got a glaucom. Nevertheless he climbed and jumped, took milk out of every glass with his paw and most of all stayed the lovley black prince with the gentleman attitude. During the last year he obviously became an aged cat, loosing weight, walking slower and we began to prepare for what will come. Yesterday he decided that it is time for him to stop eating, he slept a lot and on early Tuesday morning I held him in my arms until his little strong heart finally stopped beating. The other cats sat there very quietly and watched what happened. They still wander around throught the rooms anyway and it will take a while until they begin to forget. In the evening Leo burried our dear little friend on a hill nearby where we sometimes watch the fireworks on New Year's Eve. We are grown-ups and so we are sane enough to tell ourself that this is the best way for an animal to die: Home, without fear and pain. But we are not used to the fact yet, that no obsitnate aged tom cat pulls on our sleeves and trousers to get a hug, food (human food was always best!) or being lifted to the working table when he could no longer climb up. There's a little black hole in our life at the moment. So if I didn't comment or write back during the last days you now know what I did. ...I am not good in doing such sentimental farewell-renders so I am not sure about the artistic quality of this picture. I hesitate to add credits here - but on the other hand the beautiful candles and drapes inspired me so that it was easy to create this scene. If someone has any questions on the techniques: You are welcome to drop me a line - but I am not in the mood to pick this image into pieces with technical details.

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Love Poison

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Comments (44)

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Penters

7:18AM | Sat, 11 July 2009

I feel so sorry for you.

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Zazou

7:32AM | Sat, 11 July 2009

So sorry for you loss. I know how you feel. You did a beautiful image.

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jakiesnannie

11:03AM | Sat, 11 July 2009

My Condolences on your loss of your furbaby companion. These little furbbabies work their way into our lives, melting even the coldest of hearts. Then they keep us warm, loved and entertained from that moment on. The time they dwell with is never long enough and when it ends there is that big hole in our hearts left behind. But they also leave all of the loving and tender moments, possibly of our lives...So we have to remember them, smile at all the antics they performed to cheer us up. They would not want us to shed tears that they took a lifetime to dry for us...Your aching now, you will for quite a while,but take heart in the fact that your Lovely Black Prince will be waiting for you until you can be reunited again someday...my thoughts are with you.

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RGUS

4:45PM | Sat, 11 July 2009

Bugger... I know what it feels like too. Extra squeezy hug for you Meike.

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Eganko

5:48PM | Sat, 11 July 2009

I am very sorry for your loss!

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scifibabe

6:50PM | Sat, 11 July 2009

Oh this makes me cry. I so feel for you. What a touching tribute. Beautiful story about your wonderful black tom. He got to live a good life it sounds like. We have a cat that is 14 years old. He had diabetes. He is such a sweetie and I love him to pieces. So I can totally sympathize with how you feel. It's never easy to lose a loved one.

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