This is the first cat post I ever made a comment on.

First the title, "Moses". This is the name of my second son. So the poem is already personalized before I began reading.

Second, the irony is too painful.

Sorry to make lite of your poem but a little humor is called for. I can't get Fred Penner's song out of my mind. Do you remember him? Another folksinger from Canada...

We had a cat that just popped up on our doorstep in 79 right after that huge snowfall. We tried all spring to get rid of it and to no avail. My dad started singing this song way too much.