A Whiskers Tale: Watching the Detectives


"A Whiskers Tale: Watching the Detectives"



Her whiskers tickle
when the lights go out
hormonal huntress 
on the prowl
Moonlight chasing 
itsy bitsies 
up the wall
a silent investigator 
tap dancing silently
soft as mink and sibilant 
paws poised 
across a different kind of 
polished slippery dance floor
criminally inclined
researching minds
a baby in her 
isolation crib
for sure

soft-shoe shuffling
never bored.

(LadyLabyrith / 2021)
"Dans le fond des forêts votre image me suit." 





"Watching the Detectives" / Elvis Costello
https://youtu.be/xO_sDtI2bYk


"Everyday I Write the Book"
https://youtu.be/ekrzLtCKMJg





" I shut my doors on that dark guilt,
  I bolt the door, each door I bolt.
Blood quickens, gonging in my ears:
The panther's tread is on the stairs,
Coming up and up the stairs..."






Inspiration: "MoonLight"




"Pursuit"/Sylvia Plath
https://neuroticpoets.com/plath/poem/pursuit/
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Labyrinth Avatar
April 7, 2021 at 8:11 PM
https://youtu.be/u_dKCYh1auo
Labyrinth Avatar
April 7, 2021 at 8:32 PM
gvlm. x
Labyrinth Avatar
April 7, 2021 at 8:23 PM
https://youtu.be/PXlmeE2jjrI
Merryman Avatar
April 7, 2021 at 7:31 PM
I really like this, Lady Labyrinth! I love the line about Moonlight chasing itsy bitsies up the wall. Blessings, Kim M
Labyrinth Avatar
April 7, 2021 at 7:52 PM
She's determined to annihilate anything that is a bug...xx
De Beaulieu Avatar
April 7, 2021 at 4:00 PM
Hello Lady Labyrinth, I never had a cat. One day i will. enjoyed your poetry. Take care Enjoy your evening my friend.
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April 8, 2021 at 10:16 AM
Hello Lady Labyrinth, Oh ,I am glad. Lady Labyrinth. enjoy your day.
Labyrinth Avatar
April 7, 2021 at 4:08 PM
Better than a gun Lady De Beaulieu. Tickled you enjoyed...x
Poetry Avatar
April 7, 2021 at 3:19 PM
Cats can be frisky
Labyrinth Avatar
April 7, 2021 at 3:29 PM
They are excellent cockroach hunters. It's the pterodactyl yowls they deliver when offering them to you as a treat to consume at 3.33am ; that's the killer.
Labyrinth Avatar
April 7, 2021 at 3:04 PM
Who needs a gun when you have a ...cat. ;) x
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