Cat Act
The scruffy house cat
aches to fly–
she dreams all day of
wings and sky!
Morning Dog
This one’s a Mask poem, which means that it’s from the point of view of an animal or inanimate object.
Bedtime
Cat sleeping with one eye open
in case Dog flies down the stairs.
From a Cat’s Point of View …
Here in the piano room,
I purr on a lap.
This is my lap,
no one else’s lap,
mine.
Six Words About the Dog Park
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
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
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
Can you write your own poem based on the structure and rhyme scheme of Herford’s poem?