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When Humans Return Home
Written for: Friday Writings #46: “Different Points of View” “Write a piece of poetry from two different points of view.” The Dog: I hear them, my ears raise up. I’d know that car sound anywhere. Ooh, ooh, I cannot control … Continue reading
Out of Character
Written for: Sunday Muse #191 Now, your prompt! This week’s theme is “cosplay creatures”! You get a choice of any or all of three images to write poetry for. Not a great feat to fly over a wall. Adorned in … Continue reading
A Puss’s Predicament
Written for: Sunday Muse #174 Promised myself one Catniptini. Now my ears are throbbing, my eyeballs are spinning. Worst of all, they will have to look for me, and they know exactly where I am–Paws and Stripes–my favorite hangout. The … Continue reading
Darkened Desire
Written for: Sunday Muse #148 (posted by Fireblossom) I am frozen in place, burning desperate desire to feel your touch, that touch that prickles my skin, moistens my lust. Only, I hesitate. A black cat crosses my path. http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/
Gingerbread Cottage
Written for: Sunday Whirl, Wordle #475 Words: hypocrisy, lunch, foil, cat, why, fox, trust, sad, hoax, miss, liars, cottage Mrs. Fox lives in a gingerbread cottage. She takes considerable comfort in her calico cat, Cosmo. Distrusting store-bought pet food, she … Continue reading
Curiosity in Space
Written for: Sunday Muse (posted by Fireblossom) You know, at home I am not considered a large animal. Martin’s the name, first cat in space. You are the tiniest creature I have ever not seen. Can you hear me? It … Continue reading
Rainy Day Thoughts
Written for: The Sunday Whirl, Wordle #447 Words: ping, meet, trend, phrase, flake, sigh, turn, fall, twist, press, break, wheel Ping, ping, ping. First drops of rain meet the window. Happy it is not snowflakes falling. She sighs, presses her … Continue reading
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“dinner plate”
Written for: The Twiglets #155 – “dinner plate” The cat would only eat from a dinner plate. She fixed her plate making sure none of the food touched. white sturdy stock carried swiftly on trays plates in a diner A … Continue reading
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Beige Occlusion
Written for: Sunday Muse #80 What will I do in my middle years if they disappear behind beige wallpaper, indistinguishable from my beige comforter (not so comforting)? Even my socks are beige. Well, I hope she doesn’t lump me in … Continue reading
The Pillowcase Burglar
Written for: Poets United Midweek Motif~Safety (posted by Susan) Give us an experience of safety or lack of safety or a change from one to the other. “The ache for home lives in all of us. The safe place where … Continue reading