A
murder of crows
takes
off in
almost unison-fright-flight
as I
(tromping
through the fallow garden)
stalk
Compost,
who
of course leaves (they're falling all around)
her
perch,
as
fresh goodies join the pile
She
rules in majesty,
mostly
white, with her brown-black face,
orange
“stay away from me” paws
padding
softly to the companion pile,
patiently waiting for the delivery
This
As
close as I've come -
is it
the carrot peelings, or
maybe
it's egg shells -
are
they dessert?
Lick
the dregs, of the separated
whites,
dump
the yolks
and
of course the potatoes
I don't
need peelings,
though
she does
this
is her restaurant,
and
it seems today is a good day
She's
still there as I walk back,
and
gingerly (on those ginger paws)
she
approaches her dinner.
****
Been stuck in the waste-land of no idea what to write. Then this just tumbled out as I sat staring into the backyard. At least seven cats compete for our compost pile, but she's the queen, and not nearly as feral as when I first saw her. She still scares the crap out of the collared and pampered neighborhood cats, though. If I were her, I'd enjoy that. A lot. ***
9 comments:
A good cat story at Halloween is appropriate! Nice poetic aside.
One of my fave cats I adopted was a stray part Angora totally black cat I called Chocolate. Only her green eyes stood out in her delicate face.
Good luck with the Muse.
These cats in the compost pile, they are all feral? Or neighbourhood cats?
This is so evocative. Really nicely written. I can see it all vividly.
Doesn't sound like anyone dares to mess with her.
How to feed a stray cat? Dump ANY kind of food out!
smiles...really nice...very visual, i like that....and i can see it all play out right before me....for one not breathing too well you did good with this...i hope you feel better though...but keep writing like this....smiles....
our cats will eat anything too..
And the cat's in the compost
Doing its most
To dine in style
With a feral smile.
Nice one, Tina and your life just got gooder, eh!
Have a peaceful, positive weekend :)
Gary
A cat restaurant. I like that idea.
Hugs and chocolate,
Shelly
Its nice of you provide a restaurant for the cats, but strays can become a pest if you aren't careful, where I lived in NC we were over run with stray, feral, cats and ended up having to trap them. Sad, but necessary.
Tina, do they have names (like TS Eliot's?)
Post a Comment