Cat mother with two newborn kittens: A Tanka poem That look on her face! Startled surprise…maternity Anthropomorphized? Offspring are forever nurtured; Motherhood is a life long trust. Tanka poetry Tanka poems follow a set of rules. They all have five lines and each line follows a pattern: the first line has five syllables, the second..
Reigning cats…and dogs When I was a small child, I had the gooiest of soft spots for all animal creatures, fictional or otherwise. Every night before bed, my dad would read me a story featuring the little forest and meadow people of Thornton W. Burgess, including Grandfather Frog, Jimmy Skunk, Johnny Chuck, Jerry Muskrat, Paddy..
This Sassy cat Foreshadowing clawbacks to come, This Sassy cat has duly shredded Our son’s ergonomic, work-from-home, swivel servant’s chair From which she reigns triumphant; firmly ensconced; No negotiations; no debate; Trespassers will have to circumnavigate This determined, preternatural avatar Whose steady, ferocious gaze illustrates That she will brook no intruders. Your friend, Robert https://robertmcbrydeauthor.com/..
Nous sommes désolés Oncle Albert Voici la dernière nouvelle de mon livre, écrite il y a exactement un an. Le livre s’appelle Le temps passé avec vous fut bref mais tordant. L’oncle Albert est décédé peu après la rédaction de ce texte. The English version follows. The English book is called My Time with You..
Fur Children I wrote this little piece of foolishness based on the classic tune “Goldfinger” from the 1965 James Bond film of the same name. The song is about my son’s cat Sassy, who simply won’t let you stop stroking her once you’ve started. Fur Children Fur Children… They’re the cats, the cats with..
Haiku: Portrait of Man and Woman with Cat….Le texte français suit le texte anglais This cat is so smug; He appropriated this lap. His real name is Bear. A haiku is a short, unrhymed poem that adheres to a specific three-line, seventeen-syllable format. The form originated in Japan, but today people across the globe..