Category: Cats
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Night of the Gathering
Out into the Grinds the Inners wentTo join the annual gathermentOf creatures featured in stories toldBoth modern and from times of old They joined the likes of Warlock SeersMagicians, Wraiths and other fear-Some creatures for one party nightFilled with fun and lots of frights Spooky music whispers bySirens wail from way up highWitches cackle and…
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The Eyes of Mars
A bit out there, this one. I’ve been exploring Mars. Well, I’ve been exploring the Martian surface, thanks to Google Mars, where the above image has been obtained from. It struck me that quite a lot of the craters looked like eyes peering out. The more I looked around the eyes – not into the…
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Simba
Simba: an East African word for lion. Simba: a character in the movie The Lion King (which I haven’t seen). Simba: The cat who thinks she’s a dog. Simba owns my brother. She made sure that he rescued her a few years ago, one December. He named her Simba in reference to the month, not…
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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.
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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…
The Mansionic Perspective 