There Were Two Brothers.....(a short story about Smokey and Spencer)

 ONCE UPON A TIME.....there were two brothers.....

 One liked to be a clown....

 One was gold like the sun...

 They were brothers. Side by side. Thru thick and thin...Thin and thick.

One had paws of grey. He liked to chase and dance.

 Smokey and Spencer. Together . In spring . When blossoms fell.

 In winter. Brrrrrrrr. In  snow. In  icy rain.

 In the fall. They hid in the dry grasses. And pounce.

 In  summer. Waiting on warm pavement for night to come.

 The neighbourhood cats  all came calling. One by one.

 But these two brothers were special.

 Even beautiful Cordelia knew .

  Their  happy place. Their time  together.

 Snakes were to be found. Hunting for snakes was THE best.

 Smokey liked to sun his paws. On the steps. Where we walked.

 Or reach for the sky. Early in the morning. Usually before Spencer. Smokey would be waiting.

 These two brothers........ Listened. Planned. 

 Leaves were made to be burrowed into. Days were long and wonderful.

 Both were  equally skilled at wowing   their fans, with daily visitations.

 Then Smokey went Home.  On this day last year. 

 Leaving Spencer to carry on. To remember him when he heard the wind breathing. Beside him. Always. 

 To tell his brother  to keep their trail  clear, through snow and rain.That it would be all right.

 In time, Spencer  found his niche.  Cat Plant (Scientia Cattus). One of a kind. He sits alone  at times. But yet not alone.  With the ghost of his brother leaping and running beside him....

 Once Upon a Time, there were two brothers........