Sometimes something odd shows up in your inbox. One of my coworkers sent me information about submissions being accepted for a chapbook of poetry for the local organization Friends of the Animal Center Foundation.
After some trimming, I succeeded in getting The Fable of Yellow Cat, a piece I wrote for my husband in 2006, off to them. I thought doing something creative might help me ease the winter doldrums, and I was right.
The Fable of Yellow Cat is about the loss of our beloved Toby. It was the only piece about an animal I had. Bryon won’t mind if I share Toby with the world. Toby certainly wouldn’t mind.
I miss Toby. He was such a good boy. Every time I read the piece about him, I cry. And I guess I’m okay with the world knowing that.
Catherine
