The Cat -- NaPoWriMo Day 28 -- a Shape, Shaped, or Concrete Poem

     

                  The Cat in the Window 

                           (an)       (an)

                      (Ear)     (Ear) 

                     in the    window 

                my cat in the window 

          cat in the window looking out 

 (Eye) looking in, out for her friends, birds 

     Birds are singing, cat is smiling applause

       Sits, stares, and smiles for me 

        Smiling at me ready for her food 

     She's smiling at me ready for her meal

 She's smiling at me ready for her tasty meal 

   When it comes she'll jump down to where

    She'll jump down where I am

   (Leg     ) ready for supper now ready to eat, chomp down

   (Leg     ) wants it now ready to eat, chomp, swallow it down 

   (Leg     ) wants it now ready 

  (Foot      ) she'll be saying, "please, please, I want to eat" 

  (Foot      ) she gets her bowl will say  (tail tail tail tail tail tail tail tail) 

"Meow, meow, thank you, thank you" chomp, "Meow, I love you" chomp chomp  "Purr purr  purr   purr    purr     purr      purr       purr        purr . . . " 

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 - Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2022, All Rights Reserved 

 - I am linked with NaPoWriMo 2022 Day 28 for Prompt instructions to write a "concrete poem" which I have always called a "shape or shaped poem", 

https://www.napowrimo.net/day-twenty-eight-8/ 

 - I am also linked with dVerse, Open Night, with Grace hosting, at

https://dversepoets.com/2022/04/28/openlinknight-315/ 

Go there to the Mr. Linky button at the bottom to find other's work

 - The Photo is of Amber, my grand-cat, belonging to our younger daughter, but who had lived with us almost all of her five years while she and family lived in London.  I took this picture from my 2007 posting,

 http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2007/04/cat-whisperer-and-cat-in-window.html . 

Amber was a nice had.  She died in 2013 at age 19.

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Coming fast -- a Humbug Poem

Humbug

Christmas is coming fast

Faster than this man wants 

Less a week away

Stores marking down wares

My list is short this year

Since you have left my heart

 

Ho ho ho ho ho Scrooge

had it right all along 

Tiny Tim come rescue 

me

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 - Photo and Poem Copyright, Jimmiehov 2008 and 2018 respectivelly, All Rights Reserved 
 - The picture is of daughter Karen's cat, Amber. It was sleeping on her bed, just minding it's own business.  I posted it in 2008, she has since died (link).

 - I'm linked with Vivian Zems in the Imaginary Garden at http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-tuesday-platform_18.html?m=1
 - One more time again this obviously isn't really me, I always look forward to Christmas. And I've been happily married for a long time. I have, though, experienced this episode I wrote of, in another life. It's the pits being alone on Christmas.
 

Thursday Challenge Poem, a "Predicament"

A Monumental Predicament;

 seeing reality through distorted lens

 

"Is it permitted," she asked,

"Five second rule I dare ask

May I blow dust off my crisp

Before it goes in my mouth

 

Or should I open a new

Feed this crisp to my feline

She'd have a tad to much salt

Dust.  Another hair ball start

 

I will not sleep tonight, not

until I know the answer

Monumental problem brews

What O what now shall I do

 

We will ask the cat, she knows

She eats off the floor, sometimes

I watch her, no worries there

O dear, O dear, I will cry."
 

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Photos and Poem Copyright, © 2007 and 2017 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved

 - Photo is Amber from my 2007 posting, http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2007/04/cat-whisperer-and-cat-in-window.html . Amber died in 2013 at age 19. 
 - Some other of my blog posts where "cats" have come into play:
http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/search?q=cat
 - I am linked to 'Fireblossom' at The Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, "The Distorted Lens", at
http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2017/09/fireblossom-friday-distorted-lens.html where we are asked to "write from the point of view of someone who is seeing reality through a distorted lens."
 

Ninth LIfe Poetry

My Tale of My Tail;
Cat with Nine Lives

There once was a cat who really did have nine lives
Grateful cuss, each death's new life credited a friend

Then one day, life of eight, his earthly time 'bout up
Before he was looking forward to happy times

But come life number nine he began counting down
Down to the very end, day there would be no more
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 - Photo and Poem Copyright © 2007 and 2017 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved

 - I'm linked to the Imaginary Garden with Real Toads, Bang, You're Dead,   http://withrealtoads.blogspot.com/2017/07/fireblossom-friday-bang-youre-dead.html

 - I'm also linked with Burned Food Dude at http://www.bfdude.com/?p=8864 who sponsors Feline Friday there. Sandee at Comedy Plus is his helper and also shows her cat selection at https://comedyplus.blogspot.com/2017/07/feline-friday_14.html

Notes: 
 1. Fireblossom want us to write our last message with death looming.
 2. The Cat is our daughter's "Amber".  Amber stayed with us for her last life which ended sometime during her 19th year on earth.  Amber was a rescue cat who led a good life. Picture from my other blog, http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2007/04/cat-whisperer-and-cat-in-window.html
 3. I have blogged about having nine lives and nine near deaths before, on January 6, 2006 ( http://jimmiehov.blogspot.com/2006/01/my-nine-lives-or-my-near-death.html ).
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Wordless Wednesday #074 -- Let sleeping cats lay -- Tomorrow they may have a busy day

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Adi is doing pretty good now. She is in no pain and would just like to get this halo collar off for keeps. I did cut an inch and a half off, that makes it easier for her. [large picture] [super size] She can eat with her doggie halo on if I hold her bowl up. She really doesn't like to drink that way. Also for small treats she can do with it on, we don't give her the larger ones as she can't get off the floor the part she bites off and puts there for her second and more bites. So for meals, I take the doggie halo off. She eats, drinks, and goes outside for a brief moment. Then it is back with the collar.

Adi knows and likes PUPPY LOVE too!

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