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Welcome Back Stray Cat

so I flip from the pain of missin you to the joy of seeing you again and I speak to the universe-is my life no more worth than the pen you have placed in my hand to chronicle the devastating, wonderful events you continuously place in front of me so I always have something to write about like my cat-welcome back stray cat.  Can I git you some milk or has your recent adventure through the dark alleys and street changed your palate, certain things you don't have a taste for anymore I just hope those mean streets haven't made you too aggressive and you don't have anything cooking in the oven-no let's drop the pen and poetic stuff-you are not pregnant, is you?  I missed sittin on the steps and rubbing your back..when you would let me..them cats you never know what they's really thinking and that's a fact..welcome back stray cat.
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Liguori Avatar
July 26, 2026 at 12:31 PM
Entertaining narrative; I just had to place this. Congrats.
Treacher Avatar
March 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
I learnt the other day that different countries hold different beliefs about the numbers of lives cats have. Not everywhere thinks they have nine. I wonder what number life this cat is on?
Rocke Avatar
July 8, 2024 at 3:47 PM
the audio for this poem,Welcome Back Stray Cat is now available on poetry soup.
Rocke Avatar
July 12, 2015 at 5:45 PM
this track..welcome back stray cat is on SoundCloud..listen and let me know if you like it. monty rocke
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July 10, 2015 at 10:32 PM
I owned a cat or should I say I had a cat..recently a dear friend of mind we had a spat,the other night she came back and I happily smiled at her and thought..you just like that stray cat..welcome back. monty rocke p.s. true inspiration!
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