Bufo
Named after a toad who ate marshmallows (and bugs).


Biddy Bufo...
Baby kitten who climbed out of the box.
Fit in the pocket of my overalls.
Beat up on Orange, then twice your size.
You leaped over furniture in a single bound.
Purred so loud it could be heard all the way across the apartment.
Sat in my lap only until you discovered that other people had hands too (I was so jealous).
We knew you would not stop growing until you fit your ears (you finally stopped at 18 pounds).
Everything cute we called 'Bufo'


Brat-cat...
Stealer of the warm spot.
Chittered at us when we moved you on the couch.
Bed hog and alarm clock.
Ate all my herbs tied so neatly to dry
(and then promptly threw them up).
Chewed your way into a box of oatmeal and rolled it all over the house.
There was not a food dish you didn't love if it was full.
How you complained when your box was not clean enough
and always first in the fresh litter box.


Bufarodimus...
Knighted in secret by the Queen of Cats.
Mighty killer of bugs...no insect survived your wrath,
not even the hornet that stung you (you ate it too),
Defender of the home,
Neighborhood watch cat.
Scared off a thug with your feline growl,
You growled at thunder when it got too close.
You feared nothing, and even watched the fireworks with us.
When you saw the birds the last time you still threatened to eat them.
Silver tiger, living in a house cat.

Bea-u-tee-ful Bufo...
Feline flirt.
You could sing, and talk.
Meeeeeeeeeeeeeooooooooooow....that means “Lap. NOW!”
Cat with a smile.
You made everyone feel you loved only them.
Every lap was the best...
Your slow eyes said “I love you” better than any human words.
Gentle paw in the morning, a claw caress of my cheek, “Love me?”
How you loved to be brushed, you'd be bald if we didn't stop.


Bufo...
I knew we would lose you when your smile left,
when even tuna could not entice you to eat,
when you no longer wanted to chase grass,
and you didn't complain when I moved you.

I am angry that we didn't have more time.
but the time we had will have to be enough...

I will miss you always my beautiful, baby Bufo,
I hope one day we will meet again.