Feral

.

She puts food

outside her door

for the cats

and raccoons

and the Scrub Jays –

.

and for all

who leave soft

wild footprints

in the frost.

.

.

(c) 2019  Betty Hayes Albright

.

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Tricubica*

.

Freddy in 2009

.

There is no

such thing as

just a cat.

.

(c) 2012 Betty Hayes Albright

.

It was recently discovered that Freddy has a terminal illness and I wanted to put this up now, while he’s still with us.

Update: R.I.P Freddy, 6-29-2012. Miss him….

* Tricubica: A poetic form 😉 that requires 3 lines, each with 3 syllables – invented solely for the purpose of turning this bit of prose into a “poem”. 😉

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Cat Years

Puddin Pie 2001

The sun warms her bones,

washes sideways

around her stiff age.

She sharpens worn claws

on the cedar stump,

loose fur flying

rising on a breeze.

Bits of bark

fall to the dirt

where she rolls on her back.

She has no argument

with dust.

.

(c)  2001, 2012  Betty Hayes Albright

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Cat Years

Cat Years

    (To  Puddinpie)

.

The sun warms her bones,

washes sideways

around her stiff age.

She sharpens her claws

on the cedar stump

loose fur flying

rising on a breeze.

Bits of bark

fall to the dirt

where she rolls on her back.

She has no argument

with dust.

(c) 2001

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