Alice the cat has a mat on my desk. This so that she doesn’t sleep on my papers. She also likes to sit on the top deck of my stack of letter racks. As a kitten she used to sleep there, now she uses it to watch birds, deer, mice …
THE LITERARY CAT
seeks stories in magazines
sniffs the pungency
of small press publications
enthrones herself
on the current poem
follows my hand and pen
with erudite whiskers
and editorial sagacity
with comments purred
until I nudge her away
then back-lane epithets
erupt in yowled poetry
first published in Animal Crackers
Frame and The McGuire – ‘… a gentle yet striking novel about the way our perception influences our judgement of others.’ Amy Mathers. For ages 8-13 … published by Tradewind Books available on Amazon or your local bookstore.
I like it. Antony
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So glad you’re a cat person! Alice is almost 18, snores mightily, and
‘talks’ endlessly when not sleeping.
We miss our cat soooo much!
Cats are what make us cozy/comfy on cold or lonely evenings, for sure.