Short Purred Poems

The little kitten purred
All night
Like he had been
Into a fight...

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his voice was golden honey
she listened in the night
her heart played like a fiddle



posted on June 6, 2022...

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“The book of you is complicated…
how shall I read it?“ I purred…
“By turning my pages slowly”…she grinned…
“and savoring every word.”...

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TODAY

I sat silently
             ......as a cat purred
                                     .......in my presence


John G. Lawless
1/13/2022...

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He hatched from an egg, Froggy the cow,
He sometimes barked, or purred ‘meow’
On May 37, the month of Noctember
He tunnelled inside, and went into slumber...

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Each Word Often Occurred

What I heard was God's voice in each word,
They all around happened and had occurred;
Wag dog tail;
Start to sail;
Also, heard Him each time when cats purred.

Jim Horn...

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Kitty Limerick Five

How much time would it have took?
To teach my kitty to read a book
In some of the old familiar ways
And to Go give little kitty praise
While he purred beside a brook.

Jim Horn...

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Along a pebbled path,
A panther pressed his paws,
Paying pure attention to,
The placement of his paws.
Pretending to be placid,
(pausing as to play),
The panther purred with pleasure,
As he pounced upon his prey....

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Kitten ( Pleiades k )

Kitty purred out loud some
Kind of cry for mother
Known for his sweet cuteness 
Keen to learn how to hunt
Kept concentration hissed
Kiss of death for his prey
King of his future pride.

09/03/2017....

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music laced  
             like fine silk ribbons. 

     voice purred, 
         eyes wandered, 
             heart pounded. 

     hungered 
         places 
              perfume touched,

      desired to kiss.


10/7/2020...

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         orchestral stars played
                 moon and shadows did a dance
                          cat purred in cadence


                         

                               11/30/2022


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what we have heard inferred
this was the word which occurred
reassured could be cured

(with terror endured)
(while on trip we toured)
(while attending herd)
(mentioned by a bird)
(completely absurd)
(being a numb skull)
(said by when cat purred)...

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in the alley of dark 
quietly I walked suspicious 
heard eerie howls of the winds voice 
wagging my tail cautious  
I purred and I ran away scared 


(a dream)


Writing Challenge 2, May 2019,
LIND68868 Poetry Contest 
Sponsored by Dear Heart 
5-13-2019...

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Aurora was getting her groove on.
Ta Dah Ta Dah Ta Dah Ta Dah!
Dancing in front of the mirror.
Take that and that and that and that!

Since she had come out to grandma
And found an admirer and advocate
Nothing could stop her from being her best her-self.
She purred as she danced....

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Like a great parodied indolent 
Such illusions of meaningless digressions 
Compliant with a game of chance 
Purred for the sun to pass 
And built a twilight barricade 
Till hunger drew slack 
Then like a flack of mottled light 
Round beneath it 
Time in hours
It moved the world.....

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Were those soft veiled thoughts you purred
those of promises or threats
truth told I knew I didn’t care.
I heed your eyes as each word
melts like smoke from cigarettes
into your dark clouded snare
that shrouds desire and intent.
I glad fell into your trap
and am, but your finger snap
away from love’s true torment....

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If the moonless night
slept, sheepish it'd be.
Strange, fresh dude not cool 
chit chat about him
awkward and painful. 

Where is a loo
or rear window 
to crawl out of, 
I'm so tempted.

Bragged he loathed
his girlfriend.
He purred, one

more date.
I said, 

no.

12/29/2019




3. A Ramshackle Faith...

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Styled like a T Bird.
She really purred in third.
By listening to the engine
you did shift.
Ahe was sleek and styling
if you get my drift.
Her body golden cream,
the roof black.
It's the one with the roof
that slants slightly back.
Pop shifting soon became
my speciality.
I just loved my 
1964 Super Sport Chevy....

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I lost her on my birthday
While in my hospital bed
My sister put her to rest
My final goodbye left unsaid.

I still cry tears whenever
I view all the empty space
She purred daily at my side
Cuddled nightly in my place.

In time the loneliness will heal
The empty space within my soul
Will fill with sweet memories
And my heart will again be whole....

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A quarantine patient on ice
Was sharing his space with some mice
When they nailed down a roof
All the mice were aloof
A safe place to dine is so nice!

His wife had an horror of rats
The mere thought of tombs drove her bats*
From the fires below
A voice purred, "Hello!
We welcome all wild pussycats!" 

* COVID-19 shares 96% of its DNA with bats ...

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Whiskers tickle my face 
Brilliant orbs gaze up at me 
Reflection of my soul 
  
Purity fluffed in fur 
Love melody purred 
Innocent creature 
  
Compassion of this companion 
My love for it as if my child 
Its bliss reciprocated 
  
Cuddled in bed 
Sprawled upon my lap 
My little shadow 
  
My light in the dark 
Comfort in the cold 
Orange, furry, and fat 
I truly love this cat...

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Inexhaustible
Was what she was
She never tired
Nor seemed to slow

Perfectly tuned
Reaching manic speeds
She purred in my hands
When off we would go

Everyone salivated
As jealousy reared
Its ugly head
When she was with me

Damn the impudence
I had to stand back
As it was my car
Everyone did see

She was cherry red
White leather seats
57 Mustang
Boy, she rode sweet...

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His world ended there, by the road
While walking, he was struck by a car
After everything this, and this was the end
«Sleep, gentle man», the cats purred
«Sleep, good master», the dogs barked
«Sleep, you are one of us», the children shouted
«Sleep, you celestial navigator», the pilots said
Crowded out of the ignorant darkness
He opened the door silently, very silently
The door of great poets...

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Small meow I hear
A smell coming underneath
I see movement in the dark
I saw the kitten
The odor was offensive
Wanted to pass out, didn’t

She purred so slightly
I picked her up to see her
Then the smell nearly smacked me
She stunk so, so bad
I took her home to bathe her
So she won’t offend again

Entrant into Susan Burch's "Offensive Odors or Noise Pollution" contest!...

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Sylvester was about to abduct Tweety
But Gran pinched his cheeks and called him sweety.
She put him on her lap, he reluctantly purred
While he kept his beady eyes on that yellow bird.
He leapt from her lap as she started to snooze.
"Now's my moment! How could I lose?"
But he disrupted Grans sleep when his face hit the mat.
Tweety exclaimed, "I saw a naughty cat!"


Written 31st August 2021...

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