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CATS
Cats are
Independent
Warm
Aloof
Purring
Inscrutable
Book sitters
They are interested
In what you're doing
Mostly so they can get
Between
You
And your
Computer screen
Book
Sewing project
Paperwork
They have their own lives
Their own agendas
You never know
What they might be
Plotting
World domination
Standup comedy
A nap in the sun
You just never know
Years ago I lived with a man
Who once
In exasperation
Said to me
Loving you is like
Loving a cat!
You go off
Do your own thing
But when you want
Company
You're right here
In my lap!
I laughed
Took it as a compliment
Knowing he didn't mean it that way
He would rather have had
A dog
Which is fine
But I'm not a dog
So not long after that
I left him
And went on
About my business
....................
The November challenge topic in the Writer's Gallery was "Cats." Just because I was too preoccupied and/or busy to write in November doesn't mean it wasn't inspiring!
Many thanks to Jeff (wheatpenny) for coming up with these topics every month. It's greatly appreciated! :)
Comments (20)
Faemike55
I like the writing and the image is perfect re the one person - good for you for leaving
durleybeachbum
Brilliant! Very true and SO clever. You were quite lucky being likened to a cat. My lover thought I was like a camel.
irisinthespring
Marvelously done, and I am a cat person too, so completely know how you feel!
Diemamker
Great writing and so true!!... great work!
kgb224
Lol spot on writing Tara. God bless.
Wolfenshire Online Now!
Very nice, there is much to be said for independence, and you have expressed it so well.
FredNunes
This is GREAT. Our favorite pet and we are considering adopting a second one.... :)
T.Rex
Thanks for the laugh! And the inscrutable cat portrait! My regards to Bill! :-)
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Brilliant. You have a real flair for this stuff.
giulband
Very well taken !
photosynthesis
Funny, witty & insightful. A lot of people love having dogs, but very few want to be one...
RodS
A delightful bit of prose, Tara! I'd say you made a good choice all those years ago. Now you have a perfect soulmate! :-D
wysiwig
A great piece Wonderful writing. You describe our feline friends very well but cats can be needy and very loving as well. When I was a boy I had a dog. When I went off to college I lived in a house with three other people. One day they all went off to the shelter to save animals. As they were leaving my friend Larry said, "But we didn't get anything for Mark." When I got home from work, there was this little Siamese on the bed. She gave out a yelp and began purring as soon as I touched her and I've been a cat person ever since. Here is a video of George Carlin on cats and dogs and something about Hitler(?) at the end. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnT8i_PwDJc
anahata.c
perfection, and just delightful. Technically, your line-divisions (lineation) are wonderful breaths, you pause at just the right times, and you space your stanzas beautifully. Example: "Mostly so they can get Between You And your..." Or knowing when to end a stanza: "book sitters (space) They are interested..." "What they might be/plotting (space)" Then you list what they're plotting...things like that. Delightful specifics (the / indicating a line break): "purring/inscrutable/book sitters" (delightful juxtapositions), or "world domination/standup comedy/a nap in the sun"...a terrific threesome, 2 wild (for a cat), and then one very real (napping in the sun): 1 and 2 being things cats might really love to do if they could; the last being what they DO, and with abandon. Changing the direction with a short line: "You just never know"---and then you're off on your finishing sequence, so simply and poignantly written. With Tara lines like: "But I'm not a dog" and then summing up the breakup with a simple "so not long after that/I left him..." You write in little 'breaths', and each one is short but full, like giving us little pieces of potent fruit---they're sweet, maybe even trifles, but they're potent. And at the end, your poems have patted us, and offered us treats, yet you've gotten into some very heavy things at the same time. Terrific work Tara. You combine the big with the small with total ease, and you make a little poem on cats into a snapshot of Life (capital L) and then end in the small "l", as you yourself go off like a cat ("and went on/about my business"). Wonderful work. I've been thinking of posting more writing myself, and this piece inspired me to go back to it. Your writing is always welcome here. 25 stars.
jocko500
this is cool
moochagoo
I love cats too (and a fiew dogs)
helanker
Tara, I love your poem. It is so sweet and very true. Yesterday I saw a little kitten in my back garden, sitting and waiting for a mouse to come out of the stone fence. So you reminded me to go and see if it ate the tuna, I gave it a few hours ago. It was eaten, all of it :-) I see the tiny paw tracks and I can see it is only a very young kitten. Poor thing. I wish I could warm it.
anaber
I had a cat that was like a protector of my dog. As a 'mom'. Cleaning her ears and nails. The dog always showing much grateful but never demanding . Amazing to see. She had to 'sleep' one day but i still have the dog. Like persons, they can respect mutually...or Not. I love cats. I love dogs. But we, are WE:) It was wonderful to read your poem! Amazing how you put the things so neat.
beachzz
Wow, how did I miss this? It's purrfect!!!!
aksirp
ohhhh, I love your words and photo! 🐈😊