Category: Animals

• Contemplation of the cat

  The dark. The cool. The shade. It’s late. I’m alone. Footsteps ahead.I hide. Crouching silently. Waiting patiently.Twigs crack. Birds squawk. Eyes narrow.I watch. I stare.It’s now. Or never.I stretch. I pounce. I reach. I flex. I grab. I miss. Next time. I’ll feed. I’m hungry.

  Tom

  Feb 26, 2015

  Abilities, Animals, Cats, Confusion, Direction, Favourites, Feel GOOD!, Nature, REPOST, The World, Time, Words

  Contemplation, Inspiration, Just Because, Thoughts, Writing

• Reflecting

  Into the depths of the lake I looked and saw the fishes swimmingAnd ducks were paddling, and quacking by, with faces that were grinningThe heron stood staring forth with beady eyes focussed on something distantA lone terrapin basked upon a rock, not moving for an instantA long blue dragonfly hovered close then zipped away up…

  Tom

  Feb 24, 2015

  Abilities, Animals, Favourites, Feel GOOD!, Nature, Real Life, Repost (in part), Rhyme, The World, Words

  Imagination, Inspiration, Just Because, Messages from the Universe, Take it easy!, Writing

• Strange Voices on St Valentine’s Eve

  Or Friday 13th, if you’re superstitious about such things. I was born on a 13th, so I’m OK with things like that. In the Mansion in my mind, Thomasina’s decking the halls and singing her current favourite song. If ever an ear-worm was ever needed, I’d have to say ‘Mickey’ by Toni Basil would most…

  Tom

  Feb 13, 2015

  Abilities, Animals, Cats, Confusion, Dance, Direction, Favourites, Feel GOOD!, Halloween, Legends, Music, Mystery, Questions, Random, Random Memories, Real Life, The World, Time, Toms, Zombies

  Day-to-day, Dreams, Fun, Imagination, Inspiration, Just Because, Personality, The Mansion

• The Hippogryphe

  Legend has it that a fantastically fast creature exists, somewhere, very well hidden.It’s speed can take it all around the world, not exactly in the blink of an eye, but pretty quickly. It can also use its speed to reach the Moon, if needed. Apparently. The creature? The Hippogryphe. Part horse, part Gryphon (more commonly…

  Tom

  Feb 3, 2015

  Animals, Feel GOOD!, Legends, Mystery, Nature, The World, Time

  History, Writing

• Ivy Giles

  Ivy Giles is the farmer’s wifeOr was, as the case may beFor when she was in her human lifeIt was Seventeen Sixty-Three Patience, her faithful dogHad a loud and ferocious barkAnd Silas, her trusty mogHad an aversion to the dark She had a pig named Primrose BlueWho didn’t like the catHe wasn’t keen on Patience…

  Tom

  Dec 13, 2014

  Animals, Cats, Confusion, Feel GOOD!, Nature, Random, REPOST, Time

  Just Because