M. L. Kiser Poet Tanka

The Meals On the Other Paws

Alley cat sitting
On a fence post, in the dark;
Movement in shadow,
Catches his marbled, green eyes;
One leap and dinner is served.

Such a feast will last
Him and his friends, a whole day;
Opossum will fight;
But, alley cat’s determined
One leap and cat is the meal!

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Caren Krutsinger October 14, 2018 at 4:18 PM The twist at the end made me almost scream! The funniest part of this one is that we have a regular nightly-visitor opossum, and he and the cat take turns eating whatever is on the porch. They are pretty friendly. M. L. Kiser October 15, 2018 at 10:16 AM That's rare in my experience; every cat I've had has wanted to fight with them. My late Manx got her rear chewed to pieces by one; it looked like a piranha had dined on her but, the Vet said it was an Opossum. Still, watch out for your cat and thanks again.