Cat No Go Poems

The backyard squirrels are spooked,
there's a hawk around.
A cat creeps up on them
just as slow and quiet as a snail.

The squirrels are no dopes,
they see...

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What is it? A dog? Cat? Gerbil? Albino beast?
I am not sure; the forest does not know in the least.
I watched the creature approach a...

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sure it used to be a funeral home, but it looks pretty tame now
This was stated by my cousin, whose military record is a wow.
He...

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I am in the medical clinic
new baby squeaks out a distress cry
sounds like a drowning cat
we are all masked
I forgot to wear mine in
so they...

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Merlin cast a special spell and made a telephone
The speaker was quite dodgy and he had a little moan
But still he made one more for...

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Where did Midnight go, oh, where could he be?
So many were looking, but this did not include me.
His secret is safe, I know where he...

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Reflections of Affection

Painting your face... 
slowly on the canvas, 
in the colors of tan, 
and olive green. 

Your skin is so fair, 
it is hard...

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I feel I'm half a different person now,
and cringe at what I said a year ago.
So did I really say all that, and row?
But surely...

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Some days, it's best to keep still!
One needs to get some rest.
And abuse of your time might make
you quite ill.
Get off-line, enjoy your time on...

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hands together wrench
separated by a trench
deal could never clinch

the only limits
of what controls tomorrow
are doubts of today

after blowing fuse
we would hear the breaking news
colors come...

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When father died I held onto his cold dead hand,
           then, I let father go...

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Flying Tabby was the only being in the sky
He was faster than lightning, and he did not even try!
I am super Tabby, he said with...

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snow and ice
wind chill 
seeing my breath

slippery driveway
scared to leave
no problem; lots of provisions

dog refuses to go out
decides to hold bladder all day
I roll my...

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Elvis was the guy who made my heart go pitter pat.
I wanted him to dump Ann Margaret and her cat.
With his dark blue black hair...

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Letting go of my belief in the goodness of the world would have killed me
So I have decided to hang on to that until my...

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