Lost Love

Though for me she was a dichotomy
Humble and shallow in equal measure
The love of my life she will always be
With memories I will always treasure.

No concept she, of ascetic thinking
She flaunted her wont, and claimed what was due
Leaving her master baffled and blinking
With her furtive glance, and her smile askew.

So nonchalant, at times she would appear
She was a vision, a complexity
With silken movements, as she sauntered near
A true enigma, and a mystery.


No other was like her, you will agree…
After all, she was my cat, don’t you see? 

1/26/18
Copyright © | Year Posted 2018

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Ashley Avatar
February 12, 2018 at 3:51 PM
Oh a lovely and touching sonnet Betty. Beautifully expressed with great use of the required words. Congratulations on your fine placement in the contest. Warmest wishes. ~Susan
Roper Avatar
February 12, 2018 at 2:56 PM
Congratulations on your win, Betty, cats can be pretty loving and very forbidding. Hugs Eve ~`*
Gauthier Avatar
February 12, 2018 at 2:51 PM
Aww - that is such a surprise ending. I was beginning to fall for the enigmatic shallow beauty. I truly enjoyed this darling little poem. Well done, Betty.
Hamilton Avatar
February 12, 2018 at 8:36 AM
Congrats Betty on placing in my contest!
Janko Avatar
February 12, 2018 at 9:49 AM
Thanks John, So pleased that I made the list at all! It was fun. Betty
DiMino Avatar
January 26, 2018 at 6:23 PM
Love it! Soooo true! Great read:)
Godwin Avatar
January 26, 2018 at 4:07 PM
Yay, me - I got the cat part figured out early on, probably because I have 4 clues in my home. One can truly love a cat, I know this one does. Your poem is a beaut, and a delight, as well as a deliverer of sad - missing so much you can feel them, I've been there. A joy to be touched by your poem this day, Betty. Blessings ... CayCay
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