To A Siamese Cat written by Michael Joseph, published in 1930

I shall walk in the sun above,

 whose golden light you loved.

 I shall sleep alone

 and, stirring, touch an empty place.

 I shall write uninterrupted.

( Would that your gentle paw could stir my moving pen just once again.)

 I shall see beauty,

 but none to match your living grace.

 I shall hear music,

 but none so sweet as the droning song

 with which you loved me.

 I shall fill my days,

 but I shall not, can not, forget.

 Sleep soft dear friend,

 for while I live you shall not die.

Michael Joseph