Joseph P. DiMino Poet Free verse

Pent In A Penthouse

He tried
but for him
speech did not
come easily,

the parrot had a stutter

starting with a sputter -- 

tripped over

every third word

sounding quite absurd

the clipped-wing bird;

his flight, as well, 
a jump and a fell -- 
a monumental flop, 

every spring
followed by a plop...



and Boots, the penthouse cat
a bit of a louse
absent a mouse
terrorizes Carrot~ the penthouse
parrot -- 

poor Boots, dreams of woods
feline hunts and captures
kept from the wild
chooses poor Carrot
for his daily, stalking raptures --

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Victor Buhagiar July 24, 2024 at 1:48 AM Trust that cat to savour a parrot with clipped wings. Great humour in a way. Joseph P. DiMino July 26, 2024 at 9:38 AM Love and hate relationship -- thank you Victor. Blessings my friend.

Zyrool Gifford July 20, 2024 at 10:38 AM This is truly beautiful, loved the cat piece. Have a nice day. Joseph P. DiMino July 20, 2024 at 3:04 PM Hi Zyrool; thank you so much. Blessings.

Silent One July 20, 2024 at 10:15 AM Poor parrot seems to have had a very hard life...I like the flow in your poem... Joseph P. DiMino July 20, 2024 at 10:26 AM Yep, both him and cat would rather be free -- no penthouse for them nor me. Thank you, Si; have a great day my friend.

Andrea Dietrich July 20, 2024 at 9:35 AM This is so cool. The title really captured my attention and I was further enthralled by the cat and parrot tale! Joseph P. DiMino July 20, 2024 at 10:27 AM Just some lighthearted fun -- so pleased you got a giggle from the write. Thank you, Andrea.