hiding or hunting

Posted on May 29, 2014 by eteal

tablecloths and counterpanes:

cat under tablecloth

one you place a spread upon and sit down to a feast,

the other you climb under to hide from a scary beast!

but what is here?

oh can it be?

a scary beast has come to tea!

What you say –  you mean me?

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At the vet’s

Posted on May 29, 2014 by eteal

it was small old dog day

this morning at the veterinarian’s offices.

the boy is no longer a boy;

the puppy is no longer a puppy.

one is a young man, the other,

having walked approximately the same turns of earth around the sun,

is old and almost done.

oreo in Josh's arms

we sit in the beginnings and endings of each others arms,

holding the embrace

to last eternity.

we still have time,

we have now.

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sequencing

Posted on May 28, 2014 by eteal

do i take a bath and go to sleep –

sleeping cat with shadow

 do i wake up

and shower..

cat bath 1

baptism and awakening

are not so different

after all.

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TeenCat

Posted on May 27, 2014 by eteal

hiding

seeking

teen cat

You are not invisible.

We are all searching,

we are all found.

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Doves of Peace

Posted on May 25, 2014 by eteal

oh, enough with all this relationships stuff,

2 doves on a wire

can’t we just be,

two birds on a wire?

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stopped for a moment

Posted on May 25, 2014 by eteal

sometimes,

even when it seems impossible to stop,

even for a moment,

you find you can,

if only out of curiosity.

black cat looks back

The results of death from curiosity are greatly exaggerated –

those are from usually from

irresponsibility,

lack of respect.

failures of communications –

and

a lack of belief

that we are all belong.

Here.

Now.

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Stop, Look and Listen

Posted on May 23, 2014 by eteal

WHAT?!

it took me a moment,

persian cat looks back

but there You were,

listening to me and looking for me.

i need to remember to stop like this more often.

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watching those who wander

Posted on May 23, 2014 by eteal

from here on the top of a wall

i watch

and wonder

at those who wander

cat on wall

i know no one is lost.

we are all here.

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Walking Dog-ma

Posted on May 22, 2014 by eteal

we can neither walk away

dog walking pole wrap

nor walk together

dog walking pole between

until we see that no matter our paths,

we are connected to each other.

Then, perhaps, we can walk on a loose leash, and not pull each other apart.

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my father’s chair

Posted on May 20, 2014 by eteal

there is a poodle in my father’s chair

taking comfort there..

poodle in chair

a Springfield song runs thru my head

as tears stream down my face.

and i too find comfort there.

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