Tag Archives: Cats

old cat – March 15

3.15.2016 old cat steps up gingerly, her body no longer sprung steel.   lying down with her head askew she watches the momma   waiting, waiting a slight twitch head lift, wonder, query   will the one who feeds and … Continue reading

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miss kitty snaps – November 29

11.30.2015 miss kitty snaps a paw mid purr stretched across the end of the bed for the rub and petting appropriate to her graciousness.   woe unto those who misunderstand. ——————-

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nor for the cat – July 9

7.5.2015 humid air, hard tasting of metal   breath as through a wet rag.   no place for people to be   nor for the cat. ——————–

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feral noses – May 24

5.24.2015 you can tell the feral cats   their noses are all torn   from the battle.   just like us. ————-

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lanai cats – May 16

5.16.2015 I move slowly so as to not scare a move.   last week they brawled, yowled careened in a death match   today with soft breezes and bird songs above they loll within feet of each other   one … Continue reading

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deference – March 8

3.8 doggie lies across the oriental rug owning it with his big boned body   except when the cat comes by at which time he rises in deference. ———–

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she knows – January 21

1.21.2015 sitting with the cat she knows.   the vet is next. —————–

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miss piggy pants – January 7

1.7.2014 miss piggy pants strolls across the floor, queen of all that she surveys and all that can come within the rasp of her claws.   tobey dog wisely backs off whenever she gives him the eye of death. he … Continue reading

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soft autumn afternoon – October 6

10.6 soft autumn afternoon, napping before a fire like a cat, stretched out and dozy. ————————–  

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not done yet – August 21

8.21 cat soft steps paw down the back deck risers. an old fluffed cat now, she has never been an outside animal. but age provides both wisdom and courage. why not see what has not been seen before why wait … Continue reading

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