Dashing as we stop,
white flags and prickled ears
remind me of that one.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
30 - Revenge
I justify not having
moments of paying close attention
with "I'm too busy,"
and realize life is also
too busy to pay attention
to me.
moments of paying close attention
with "I'm too busy,"
and realize life is also
too busy to pay attention
to me.
29 - Tears
Face down in the middle of the road
pleading to be covered by the snow
a cat, once suffering,
lay broken backed, unloved, forgotten,
and lifeless, bringing me to tears.
Not all small stones are happy.
pleading to be covered by the snow
a cat, once suffering,
lay broken backed, unloved, forgotten,
and lifeless, bringing me to tears.
Not all small stones are happy.
26 - Cheese
So desperately concerned with the
fate of the cheese
he mewls a plea;
this from the mute cat.
Okay okay so a little info on this one. I have four cats I affectionately refer to as 'The Pride', one of which has been a silent addition to my family since I bottle fed him. The only noises he has every made were truly no more than a crooning noise made with his mouth closed and a slight up lift of his chest. He yelped once when I set a chair down on his foot accidentally, however no other sounds have ever really come from him. I was cutting a brick of cheese today for supper and I had him and another cat watching intently. He meowed, and it took me a minute to realize that raspy, half-dead noise had come from him. I was absolutely amazed.
fate of the cheese
he mewls a plea;
this from the mute cat.
Okay okay so a little info on this one. I have four cats I affectionately refer to as 'The Pride', one of which has been a silent addition to my family since I bottle fed him. The only noises he has every made were truly no more than a crooning noise made with his mouth closed and a slight up lift of his chest. He yelped once when I set a chair down on his foot accidentally, however no other sounds have ever really come from him. I was cutting a brick of cheese today for supper and I had him and another cat watching intently. He meowed, and it took me a minute to realize that raspy, half-dead noise had come from him. I was absolutely amazed.
24 - Icicles
Perched precariously over a garden
dead from fall past,
winter's rage threatens to fall.
dead from fall past,
winter's rage threatens to fall.
21 - Truck
Flakes of snow piled like
purified sand dunes against
the flattened white-wall tires
of an almost forgotten 55' GMC truck.
purified sand dunes against
the flattened white-wall tires
of an almost forgotten 55' GMC truck.
20 - Ignored
The brown book
in which I write my words
has not heard from me in days,
covered by the lotto ticket
that shattered my dreams.
in which I write my words
has not heard from me in days,
covered by the lotto ticket
that shattered my dreams.
19 - Reflection
The red light tells me there's power
but its not turned on,
yet, I can watch the hockey game
upside down.
but its not turned on,
yet, I can watch the hockey game
upside down.
18 - Remnants
The decorations
in the soft blue lights
of the Mall's Christmas tree
remind me of smiles and
one baby, very unhappy
with the stranger
in the red suit.
in the soft blue lights
of the Mall's Christmas tree
remind me of smiles and
one baby, very unhappy
with the stranger
in the red suit.
16 - Angel
I saw an angel today;
she asked me for directions.
I wonder if God will forgive me
for not knowing the way.
she asked me for directions.
I wonder if God will forgive me
for not knowing the way.
15 - Interrupted
I interrupted a conversation
between Mother Earth and Father time,
and Aurora Borealis stilled my breath.
between Mother Earth and Father time,
and Aurora Borealis stilled my breath.
13 - Wisdom Teeth
Despite the extraction
I am wise enough to know
wisdom teeth are attached to ones ears
I am wise enough to know
wisdom teeth are attached to ones ears
11 - Fairies
Plush, fresh morning snow
lay like silently resting fairies
on the branches of
sleeping trees.
lay like silently resting fairies
on the branches of
sleeping trees.
6 - Purrfect
Nothing tells you you're loved
with such few words
as a cat bumping his head against yours.
with such few words
as a cat bumping his head against yours.
4 - Pomegranate
I realized
Pomegranates are best eaten
naked.
Thank you very much, Fiona and Kaspa, for featuring this piece in the river.
Pomegranates are best eaten
naked.
Thank you very much, Fiona and Kaspa, for featuring this piece in the river.
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