A Home With Two Cats

These are two etherees that will be put together side by side to form ONE complete poem having 11 syllables per line, so I thought i would show how it is done. It's like fitting two puzzle pieces together to form the poem for the contest at the bottom!

(Etheree #1)
Two
cats now
occupy 
a space that is
my home, their kingdom,
with beds to hide beneath,
and with closets, stairs and chairs
small pets like to explore and where
comfy, side by side, they doze.  Two cats,
now a part of me, show me daily. . .  love

(etheree #2)
Cute new friends, no longer foes, but sister
companions, share common spaces and
a place even more important:
the heart I give, along with
the place they frolic in,
with sofas they climb
and desktops where
they perch.  Here
my joy
lives.

(I have put the lines of the top etheree in parentheses so you can see how neatly they fit together with the reverse etheree #2)

A Home with Two Cats

(Two) cute new friends, no longer foes, but sister
(cats now) companions, share common spaces and 
(occupy) a place even more important:
(a space that is) the heart I give, along with
(my home, their kingdom), the place they frolic in,
(with beds to hide beneath), with sofas they climb
(and with closets, stairs and chairs) and desktops where
(small pets like to explore and where) they perch. Here 
(comfy, side by side, they doze.  Two cats,) my joy
(now a part of me, show me daily. . .  love) lives.


Hope I explained it so it was understood how I did it!!
For the Pet Contest of Francine Roberts

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015



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Date: 8/29/2015 3:14:00 PM
I didn't realize how complicated this is the first time I read it when I was looking for your quadruple (it was a quick read). HHHMMM, you've got me thinking. I'll let you know if I come up with something, maybe another flower poem. Thanks Andrea.
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Date: 7/20/2015 10:02:00 AM
Great work Andrea. You are versed in writing many kinds of poems. Congratulations on your win for this poem!
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Date: 7/15/2015 11:07:00 AM
Great Etherees, Andrea!
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Date: 7/15/2015 1:47:00 AM
sweet win... PD
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Date: 7/14/2015 11:21:00 PM
Andrea, congratulations on your awesome beloved pet winning poem. **SKAT**
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Date: 7/14/2015 1:33:00 PM
dropping back with my congrats:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 7/14/2015 9:47:00 AM
A lovely tribute to your little furry friends. Congratulations on your win and well done. Hugs Eve
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Date: 7/14/2015 7:58:00 AM
Very clever and interesting. Thanks for showing this and great write.
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Date: 7/14/2015 3:06:00 AM
Andrea, I am now going to switch my computer off and go and stick my head in a bucket. I couldn't begin to weave a work like this , hell, I can only just tie my laces without sticking my tongue out. A brilliant creation, and you should be rightly proud. I'm in awe. Viv x
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Date: 7/14/2015 1:45:00 AM
congrats on your fourth place win with this extremely difficult form, I was amazed . Great job Andrea
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Date: 7/9/2015 7:34:00 AM
This is an awesome write. I appreciate the true message of your candid expression.
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Date: 7/3/2015 6:24:00 PM
Enjoyed how you handled his form!! Will try sometime after I study some more.
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Date: 6/27/2015 2:45:00 PM
- I enjoy reading, Andrea :) .... Congratulations on your excellent P.O.T.W. - hugs // Anne-Lise :)
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Date: 6/25/2015 7:46:00 PM
Hooray, POTW!! Back with my congrats, Andrea...enjoy your trip. Your missed already. Hugs, Rhonda
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Date: 6/25/2015 2:40:00 PM
Andrea, a big congratulations on having this amazing write selected as Poem Of The Week, awesome honor, enjoy
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Date: 6/25/2015 9:54:00 AM
Whuh...? Oh, wow. I LOVE it! And kiddies is allrite, too, I reckin
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Date: 6/24/2015 4:38:00 PM
whew Andrea great poems of our furry friends gl in contest hugs 7
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Date: 6/22/2015 8:38:00 PM
Loved the form and the sentiments within. congratulations on your POTW, Andie!
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Date: 6/22/2015 9:23:00 AM
WOW, I am impressed, that is so cool, I think I want to try to do that same thing, that is inspired! I always feel like I learn something when I read you! This was a great choice for poem of the week, you're awesome.
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Date: 6/22/2015 2:12:00 AM
Well they say you learn something new every day Andrea, and so I have and enjoyed this. Nice to see them side by side...
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Date: 6/21/2015 1:12:00 PM
Oh I did like this clever style Andrea brilliant to see poem of the week to get even more exposure to it:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 6/21/2015 10:30:00 AM
Beautiful poem Andrea...hugs
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Date: 6/21/2015 8:38:00 AM
Loved how you joined the two to make a fuller, write that is both complex but simple. We also have two cats that my hubby spoils more than I do. Thanks for showing how it's done. ~Jan
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Date: 6/21/2015 8:32:00 AM
Each stands alone by themselves. Great pieces of poetry. Best of luck in the comp.
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Date: 6/21/2015 4:53:00 AM
Excellent. They sound adorable. Beautifully penned. Enjoyed reading it. Tfs
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