Jellicle Choice

Cats are an intriguing tribe.
They celebrate making the choice.
When you hear them, you catch the vibe
at the height of their Heaviside voice.
With lively reveling, they rejoice!

Cats are known for meditation
that mere humans can only surmise.
They devote much contemplation,
being both cunning and wise,
in choosing the one to die and arise.

So when you hear the bawl at night
do not rage or enter a snit.
It is this night they delight
in debating the worth of kith and kit
and contend themselves befit.

Humans contemplate immortality
in somber, immutable terms.
Cats view transition as formality 
for it is death that life affirms
and only life that death confirms.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2025

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Greenhough Avatar
January 12, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I can appreciate your poem since I own a cat. You have told all their secrets and may suffer consequences. I agree that cats conduct their lives on a laissez faire basis.
Fowler Avatar
January 13, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Hello Hilda. Yes, they hold. many secrets we may never know. May be my favorite domesticated pet. The musical is brilliant! Thanks for stopping by. :)
Rodrigues Avatar
January 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
My aunt’s sweet kitty went to heaven this week. Blessings, Linda!
Fowler Avatar
January 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Aww. So sad - my condolences to your aunt. I understand the loss. Hugs and blessings Kim :)
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