2045. Tuxedo Kittens

Pink noses, cute toeses

Spastic encounters 

With a bowl and stair

White and black

Fluffins

Soft and furry 

Puffins

Kittens so silent

With little eyes

That stare

Tuxedo outfits

Perfect fits

So awkward

Though 

Elegantly dressed

Barely old enough

Or able to play

Much less display

Sophisticated wiles

2037. Kitty Cuteness: Meghan

Before
My cat,
Meghan,
Pounces on
Someone,
She wiggles
Her bottom.
That is
So cute!

2011. Separate and Together

Let's live
Separately
For you are
Clean
And I am
Dirty
That way
Our cats
Can each
Maintain
Their own
Habitat
Perhaps
This way
You can
Be you
And I
Can be
Me
And we
Can be
Happy

2080. Uncomfortable

I have kitty litter
Inside my shoes
Between two
Of my toes,
And it's boring
A hole.
You ask
How am I?
I'm uncomfortable.

2014. A Twirl Purring

A twirl purring

Charming, furry

Warmly disarming

Softly breathing

Comfort giving

A gentle, innocent

Presence

Prompting

Us to move

Quietly

More deftly

To avoid hurting

Or disturbing

An afternoon napping

Friend

Observations

1983. Cat Chatter

Did you know

That cats yowl,

Just in friendly

Chatter,

Not with

Each other

But with

Their human

Companions?

Overhearing

Their people

Conversing,

Cats get

Into the act

And talk back.

I wonder

If I'll ever

Correctly

Interpret

How her

Day went.

Life in San Francisco

1962. Poem without Personal Pronouns

Who?

A bird

A poet

A dancer

A lover

A wife

Meow

A cat's

Mother

Be

On Writing, About Women

1847. Picturing the Past in Dance

Snuggled warmly under covers

I'm not the first to dash to class

Early on a chilly Sunday morning

Especially as my cat in a curl

On the pillow beside me is purring

I'm too much enjoying bed's soft textures

Feelings like these will not help me

Get back to stage performance

It's a good thing I got pictures

When I had the chance

Life in San Francisco

1659. Cat Included

If you're
Badly
Allergic
To cats
And can't
Stand
To medicate
That
Please
Don't
Contact
Me
About
Dating


Dating, San Francisco

1472. Remorse and Belated Amends

Though I'd
Set traps
Myself
A frightened
Injured
Mouse
Lying
By the
Inner door
To my house
And used
By my cat
For sport
Stirred
Compassion
And pity
In me
I hastened
To carry
This furry
Baby
Safely
Outside
I hope
It survives
And thrives


Life in San Francisco

1388. Life Better Than Dreams

Big cat:
Did I
Foresee
Or call
It to me?
I dreamed
A mountain
Lion
Would fight
Us.
Instead,
A bobcat
Enticed
Us to follow
And more
Deeply
Explore
Its wilderness.


Dating, San Francisco

1249. Cat Burglar

Little
Black
Cat
Burglar
Of sleep
Doesn't speak
A peep
Till my eyes
Close
For the night
Then she
Yeowls
Keeping
Me awake
Eyes wide
Till she gets
What she wants
The door
To the garage
Open
So she can
Access
Her favorite
Hiding places


Life in San Francisco

1107. Omniscient Kitty

Where is your cat?
You asked.
She's hiding, I replied.
That's probably wise,
You sighed,
A knowing look
In your eyes.
Our romantic history
Has been both great
And damaging.
My cat chose
To take cover,
But at least
She didn't
Stand her ground
And hiss
At both of us
As she could
Have done
If she felt it was
In everyone's
Best interest.


Dating, Long Relationships, San Francisco

796. Believe Him

If a man tells you
Living with him
Isn't much of a life
For his cat
Trust me
On this one
It won't be all that
For you, either


Dating, San Francisco