Cat Act

Snot the cat

The scruffy house cat
aches to fly–
she dreams all day of
wings and sky!

Morning Dog

english cocker spaniel, dog, puppy

This one’s a Mask poem, which means that it’s from the point of view of an animal or inanimate object.

Bedtime

Why I am able to get some work done today

Cat sleeping with one eye open
in case Dog flies down the stairs.

Six Words About the Dog Park

border collie, hybrid, fun

I’m not known for being concise.  But that’s exactly what I admire: a few brush strokes to suggest a cat sleeping, a few ingredients to make a meal, a few words to tell a story.

Mask Poem

Eli on the last day of Poetry Month 2015

CAT AT MIDNIGHT by April Halprin Wayland Night. She pads out to the porch, I hide. “Come sleep with me,” she says, while turning off the light. I wait. She goes to bed. Then mastering my fright, I slink inside. I’m careful where I tread I tiptoe past his plate and cross a rope he’s […]

This Is Just to Say, Cat

Eli & Elsie

After a day chasing my tail, looking for poems in all the wrong places, Jenna’s poem inspired me to create my own THIS IS JUST TO SAY poem …

I Heard My Cat Cry

brown tabby cat laying on grey surface

Can you write your own poem based on the structure and rhyme scheme of Herford’s poem?