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Best Poems Written by Jon Bowman

Below are the all-time best Jon Bowman poems as chosen by PoetrySoup members

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Cat On My Lap

A cat sat on my lap and I couldn't get up
Although I had to pee
And my knees were achy

As a cat relaxes, she gets heavier 
and her bones melt away
In her sleep she twitches

Time was passing and I had an itch
It was getting dark and I was late
But still I had to wait

And she ran and ran through her dreams
Chasing small creatures above and below
Breathing faster in her sleep

I guess I can sit a while longer
When she stretches I will not linger
I will move at last but my foot is numb

Then a door slams and she leaps
Scratching my thighs without care
Off she goes to the food bowl

Why didn't I at first gently remove her
Now I think about punting her over 
The fence though it passes

How can I stay mad at those deep blue eyes
Those white paws and fur like silk
Her wild and clever ways

Until the next time when my lap is her bed
And she runs and runs again
Through all of her many lives and too few days

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I Don'T Know Outside

I don't know outside
Having never been
The couch is my lair
Along with the bed

I sit on the sill
And stare at the scene
Feathered shapes
Flit around so fast

Are they real?
I can't tell there's no smell
So I guess not
I chase a red dot

That catches my eye
Then I eat and lie down
I sometimes sense more
But not sure what could be

My life goes on 
I get my treats and
Wonderful scratches
Just where I need them

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Nine Lives

Nine lives my rear
Just one too short 
Never again we say
Then a kitten appears

So tiny and playful
Lively lovely soft
Easy to deny the end
Again over again

We know the pain to be
But bond without fail
Sorting through the photos
Recall not the sad dying

But the joy of a life
Gifts of mice and warm laps
Laughing at (not with)
Earnest battles with shadows