Cat Lady!

I only remember Bridget from pictures. A sassy siamese who hid under the bed, scratched and hissed at us kids, and loved only my mom. She died when my family moved to Alaska, so I must have been 6 then. It was a bit tragic - a hard lesson in living in the frigid cold. … Continue reading Cat Lady!

Fierce Kitty: A Poem

Poem 2 for a Poem a day in April!     A spring rain 
Falls suddenly,
Swiftly.
Kitty and I are drenched.
We seek a warm corner,
I with tea
And kitty 
Wary for danger.
My fierce kitty
Chases her tail.
She sees it 
Out of the corner 
Of her eye.
She watches.
And waits.
Such a patient kitty.
So so slowly,
And carefully,
Articulating each movement,
She prepares to
POUNCE!
For … Continue reading Fierce Kitty: A Poem