And only then did I understand
It is Jeoffry--and every creature like him--
Who can can teach us how to praise--purring
In their own language,
Wreathing themselves in the living fire.
~~ excerpt from the poem 'Wild Gratitude' by Edward Hirsch from 'The Gift of Animals'

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(Art credit: Mariusz Szmerdt)