Cat Love Poems

Like a cat,
I've nine times to die —
and love has taken seven.

Once,
when you said my name like it was a question.
Twice,
when you answered it with...

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Why do we call the good old days, 
good? 
Grandma was always talking,
talking about the days that had passed.
I wonder if they were really that...

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Dedicated to Mooney who is up in cat heaven ~


norwegian fur ball
intelligent and cunning
feline soul sister



AP: 1st place 2025...

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Hearthstone Of Thy Fathers Love
Fatherhood exuberant and renowned is how you boys made me feel.
Exquisite was the taste of my tears as I felt the...

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light through window as I awaken
my shoulder aches but I raise my arm
branches in full bloom reach for the sky
everything looks the same
but my heart...

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She throws herself at the feet
of the unimpressed—
rolling, rubbing and yowling,
an opera of yearning
for the neutered elite.

They blink, stretch, then saunter off
for another nap
on the...

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Was my son vindictive?  My wife just stared at the sight!
There on the floor was the old ugly vase 
My aunt Melinda gave us...

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t Is So Easy to Forget
How much the world is trying
To love you.

The cat,
Rude at 3 a.m.,
Kneads her affection into your ribs
With every purr.

Your mother,
Tired...

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waiting

there were oatmeal cookies on the counter.
only three left
of the dozen she made just before the pot on the stove moaned,
weeping
that her coffee was done.

dark...

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a good book and my cat
cushions and a faux fur throw
a nook by the window 
with a view onto the city park
where birds have returned...

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The love I have for you wakes me at night.
It sends me out at all hours shouting, 
Darting down the sidewalk in both directions.
It never...

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Curiosity won't kill you; that's just an old saying.
Admiring eyes observe you exploring and playing.
Time for supper and cuddling, with no further delaying....

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Care and love my tomcats from me desire,
As my neglect leaps from pan into fire.
They wait in silence till their patience tires....

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The rooster was in love, thrown off his feed, smitten
He had fallen in love with a gorgeous tabby kitten
The cat in question still lived with...

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Cats are not cold—they’re comets trailing kindness,
As affectionate as stars that never stray from sky,
Through Ginger’s emerald eyes, tenderness thrives....

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