Word Kitten
little poem kitten why do you bound
after the falling crimson edged leaves
letters trapped like frightened sparrows
under the spaces of your paws….
Stalk the scampering winds
with their billowing dog-like schemes...
fellow with a clever well tempered claw .
you untie a thread from the lines
that the moon in diligence
writes on the covers of my ribs...
As the night sews mysteries
around the corners of the house.
Come inside my little one--
--tiger among the deer like commas--
The sputtering fire awaits
to warm us as the leaves press
cool elegies on the shades,
& you my little kitten
may curl up and sleep
upon my chest
dream like a poem
i will allow you
to dwell
in the splashing chambers of my heart...
Copyright © Andrew Rymill | Year Posted 2006
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