Cat Snow Poems

Maurie had been given worst assignments
But most had been easier than this one
They had saddled him with two sidekicks
Cats who hissed and spat at the...

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We moved from California to Iowa, Covid-19 masked.
How do your cats like the snow? Someone asked.
Depends on the cat, they treat it quite differently.
Some like...

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the dog made angels
the cat gave me "that" look
                ...

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Snow leopards are beautiful, wild animals that are endangered due to poaching and habitat destruction. They are not aggressive to humans, which is probably one...

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I was born in a cave den with seven other kittens in the Fall,
born blind and helpless but my nose could sense my mom;
all...

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Cat outside,
bitter cold,
swirling snow

emitting
silent wails;
mute through glass.

David tries
to open 
door; he can't.





Tricube Poetry Contest; placed 3rd
Sponsored by: Sara Kendrick
Date written: 27th January 2023...

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grim starkness of snow
sturdy in its sleeted falling 
willing a bleached landscape
a lushness
that chokes the rough field terrain

strides of power
as the fevered wind
spirals In an...

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Can't you see the big snow flakes coming down                ...

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her paw touched the snow
did that cat's paw shaky thing
               ...

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I don't need to do
anything much
today.

Ate my breakfast
took my pills
and showered.

The bins go out
Tomorrow.
I don't have 
A cat.

The TV's pre-set to record;
I watch it anyway,
(A...

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Sunshine shows shadows
Imprinted in the snow
I saw the shadows
Imprinted in the snow
never seen before
A tree with boughs

Shadowed in the white snow
Sitting in the snow
Near the...

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The storm was a quiet killer.
Beautiful children ran
lightly over its silence.
Buses where delayed by a whispering sky.
Angles fell deep,
frozen hands froze walking minds.
Waddle and stagger...

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Winter Bites It

The streets are silent
there is no rush hour
no back-up in the William’s tunnel
no bumper to bumper
36 minutes to the Braintree split
The sound of...

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Seasonal snowman wanted a Christmas kitty.
One who was blonde, sweet, sassy and pretty.
He wanted to adopt a cute one from New York City.
A baby with...

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In the winter I realize 
I became a cat moving from one cozy spot to the next. 
I stretch and lay. 

I watch the snowfall...

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