Queen Mia
Queen: Wonderland Challenge Day 4
Yesterday was a very dark day!
Her Majesty Mia almost ‘passed away’!
Biscuits for brekkie… as usual
Summoning her servants loudly… as normal.
Heaving and hurling her food back up
when her stomach runs amok
is not unheard of but, less common.
The household blithely continued on.
Our attention was snagged, and the ‘penny’ fell thunk
when she started staggering around like a drunk.
Ebony pupils the size of one cent
The poor little darling began to dement.
Servants family hastily awoke
On tender goodbyes they did choke.
Bundled up and off
No-one dared scoff
At death’s door she did hover
highly unlikely to recover.
She’d lived a good long life
survived an impressive amount of strife.
With promises to do their best
We entrusted her to their care and left, bereft.
Hearts heavy and day dragging by
We wandered aimlessly, only able to sigh.
Our precious Queen couldn’t die on ‘Star Wars Day’…
May the Fourth! No way!
At last, the phone rang
Up we sprang!
Amazing news for us…
She’d risen from the dead, like Lazarus.
An overnight stay
had her yelling — loudly — having her say.
She obtained an early morning release
so the Vets could regain some peace.
Her grand return home didn’t come cheap
but she was unbothered and just went to sleep.
Handsome King Hudson met her with a welcome
that was second to none!
She may have avoided the knife
but surely this is Queen Mia’s ‘Ninth Life’.
Inspired by our 17-year-old cat’s expensive health drama on the long weekend. Written for the prompt below:
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Comments (11)
"Servants family hastily awoke" was a great line. Mia seems like the perfect queen of inspiration. <3
Glad she’s okay! This was quite the dramatic saga! Loved all the little clever touches you put into this! Like crossing out “servants” that gave me quite a chuckle
Oh I’m glad she’s okay. She’s beautiful! For a long time I called my cat “laptop” as that is what I had saved up to buy……. Then the vet’s bill came along!! 🙄 Great poem Angie.
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Oh precious Mia! What a scare that was - I can feel it in the poem. I also just adore the clever strike-throughs sprinkled throughout your poem. This honestly had me a ball of emotions - from laughter - to the love and adoration - to genuine concern. Well done!
This is brilliantly written. You must be so glad she’s okay💛
Omggg, I'm so relieved she's okay now. Please give her hugs from me 🥹❤️
A pet is an integral part of the family and an excellent poem to tell such a scare.
Awww! Happy your kitty made it through, sorry you had to go through the scare!!
what a wonderful tribute to a precious pet. love it.
Art of words 🙏 good she survived 😍