Nine For Breakfast (Multiple Tanka)

NINE FOR BREAKFAST (multiple Tanka) he counted just six after all it was raining cats hate to get wet but normally there were nine nine hungry cats for breakfast they all had a name most to match their color midnight and shadow rainbow a red brown and white marmalade orange long hair ghost all gray and white ravenous always hungry patches tortoise shell tray a tiny black and white stripe american short hair this morning just six he could not help worrying they were family three of them had no front claws these three were quite defenseless cared for then turned out turned out to fend for themselves miles from their warm homes to a world of predators midnight shadow marmalade these three were careful they stood off while the rest ate they got leftovers these three were missing breakfast he couldn’t help but worry bowls were empty now all six had left the front porch he’d withheld one can “kitty kitty kitty” he softly called "midnight shadow marmalade" then out of nowhere through the driving wind and rain all three came as one wet wild frightened and hungry oh then how that man did smile