Today, write a poem that emphasizes the power of “if,” of the woulds and coulds and shoulds of the world.
Miss Kitty Surname Mao, aka Kitty Mao, is our community stray cat who adopted me almost a year ago, and has since wormed her way into being an indispensable part of my life. I am thoroughly under those little grubby white paws, and no regrets either. I had a difficult time writing anything tonight, and I just went with the first thing that came to mind regarding ifs, woulds, shoulds, or coulds.
A WISH FOR KITTY MAO
sundipped
moondripped
streak
of light made substance
fur-clothed
silent-toed
whisker-length-world marked presence
dart
dart dart
otter-sleek
lionheart
carve
the air
starlight-dappled
silver-fair
if
time stood still for only one
let
it be you
your
coat imprinted by morning sun
paw-scattered
dew
weaving
your shape in air as you run
but
time must pass
like
mist like rain
let
me fade
but
you remain
evergreen
5 comments:
Oh, this is so beautiful. I love it.
And I wish that for my cats, too.
Merril: Thank you so much! I wish it for your cats as well so that makes two of us. I wish I could adopt Kitty Mao, but I can't (apartment regulations, I rent.) So this is the next best thing.
My daughter keeps trying to get one of the neighborhood strays that she calls "plant kitty" (because it likes to sit in a planter in a vacant lot) to follow her home. Cats are one of life's mysteries and pleasures.
Plant Kitty! That's such a cute name and apt. Maybe she'll succeed one day! And they are. Mysterious and definitely (most times) pleasure.
...a ball of deep dreaming fur...
Your line!
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