Monday, March 30, 2026

A Picky Cat*

Yummiest of food, my bowl now
Is there before me yet somehow,
I meow about the kitchen floor
To ask for better food once more.


Now, late last night at half past ten,
Here this morning meow again,
And cry with shame the unjust score
Of yucky food served here once more. 

And when the man ignores my gloom,
Goes into the living room,
Alone at last I eat my meal.
Prey my tortured soul to heal.


*Hat tip to A. E. Housman

Sunday, February 22, 2026

What food my lips have smacked, and where, and why*

What food my lips have smacked, and where, and why,
I have forgotten, and that my bowl has lain
Empty from night till morning; but the reign
Of hunger persists tonight, that makes me try
To wake my human before I die,
And on the carpet there shows a stain
For regurgitated meals that not again
Will I eat though hungry meow and cry.

Thus out the window stands a lonely tree,
With birds I would eat one by one,
Yet my bowl is so empty as before.
I cannot say though all my meals are free,
I only know that after eating when done
A little while, that I meow and cry for more.














*Hat tip to Edna St. Vincent Millay

Friday, December 19, 2025

Skritch

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Skritch skritch skritch skritch skritch skritch skritch...  
Skritch skritch skritch skritch skritch skritch skritch.  

ZOOM!!!

ZOOM around the room!!




Monday, December 1, 2025

The Most Perfect Thing

The most perfect thing in the world
Is my cat in the bed
Under the cover
Taking the form
Of a soft furry ball
In the crook of my arm
Breathing in and out together
On a cold winter's morn
On a Saturday with damp gray weather


We linger in this moment
With no cares at all
And nowhere to be
Except the here and now
This creature and me
Brought together
Out of the rest of the world somehow

I lift the cover to see her perfect face
Awaken then sleep again
And close my eyes
And drift away
To that inner space
Of dreams
As the clock ticks a quarter to ten




Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Wake Up Call

Whiskers in the morning
And paws on the bed
To bring me to waking
From dreams in my head

To soft eyes to greet me
To soft purrs to hear
Lying beside me
As day gathers near

Oh great one oh small one
How sweetly you call
As nights long dark shadows
How swiftly they fall

From light through the window
From light from your soul
Stay here awhile now
And make the world whole



Friday, March 7, 2025

For my buddy John who dislikes reading Homer

Homer lived a long time ago
He wrote poems that you may know
Though his poems weren't bad
He's better known as the Dad
On "The Simpsons" TV show




Thursday, March 6, 2025

First Fur*

My kitty sheds at both ends;
All day and every night;
On cotton, wool, and polyester blends - 
My clothes, a sorry sight!

(Version 2)

My cat has fur at both ends;
And sheds both day and night;
On cotton, wool, and polyester blends -
My clothes, a sorry sight!















*Hat tip to Edna St. Vincent Millay