Beelines From Felines

My brother has a mountain lion
Prowling near his street,
A cat that on a morning walk
You wouldn’t want to meet.

He lives up in the mountains, though,
So people understand
That animals like that will roam
All over on that land.

My son received a police alert
A bobcat has been seen
In his suburban neighborhood
Where bobcats don’t convene.

The warning said to check that your
Garage door’s not ajar
Or you may find a huge surprise
When climbing in your car.

It’s strange my son and brother
In such different habitats
Have been linked by sudden sightings
Of these most unwelcome cats.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2022

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Kaufman Avatar
February 11, 2022 at 2:56 PM
The title drew me in Ilene..purr fect poem in every way.
Watt Avatar
February 7, 2022 at 12:05 PM
i love your title, and your poem too... always amazed at how you can write on a daily basis regarding any subject. keep up the great writing, ilene!
Leffanta Avatar
February 7, 2022 at 10:02 AM
Nothing sounds as sorrowful as a female mountain lion in heat; their yearning can be heard for miles! My daughter's home also stands in the path of bobcats, who help keep the skunks away. Quiet neighbours are best! Aloha!
Borke Avatar
February 7, 2022 at 5:31 AM
I’d love for cougars to go extinct, for encroaching on humans’ turf, together with tigers that kill hundreds in India every year.
Borke Avatar
February 7, 2022 at 1:09 PM
That’s only what the evil propaganda says. But G-d gave Earth to humans. When animals overpopulate and interfere, they need to be killed. Big cats’ purpose is to control fauna so that those don’t suffer starvation. Where people hunt for food, big cats aren’t needed.
Leffanta Avatar
February 7, 2022 at 9:59 AM
What a surprise! I thought humans were encroaching on feline turf!
Hankins Avatar
February 6, 2022 at 6:11 PM
Wow, this is really something...and a coincidence, too. Well-written, Ilene, as usual. I hope neither of them get tangled up with these dangerous cats!
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