I was sleeping,
On a pillow, in a sunny window,
On the second floor of the house.

I wasn't hungry,
Since my family gives me plenty of food,
And I didn't even finish my breakfast.

I heard a noise,
Which was the humans moving food bowls,
To prepare my dinner.

Now I am standing,
At the gate at the top of the stairs,
Yelling as if my life depended on it.

---- Cat, 2025

#CatsOfMastodon #CatPoetry #Poetry

@a_different_jlh

"Did you not go shopping?"
"Yes, I went shopping."
"But there are no groceries in the bag."
"Ah, true."
"There is instead a void."
"Yes, that there is. A very nice void."
"Did I not instruct you to avoid the void?"
"The void was unavoidable."
[Kneels down to pet void]
"And we are much better off for it."

#CatPoetry #FreeVerse #FeedTheVoid

@mirabilos

Crossed paws and long stretch
Sunshine through the sheer curtains
Happy blissful cat

#dailyhaikuprompt #haiku #poem #shortpoem #writing #catpoetry

Prompt (6/1) - Sunshine 🌞

http://ethelbythebay.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-cat.html

#poem #cats #lifewithcats #catpoetry #writing

Learnings From My Cat

From the cat I have learned

To linger in a sun spot streaming through the window

To let other things wait while the warmth infuses my bones

To revel in a perfectly comfortable position, and to stretch slowly as if it is the day’s only task

The joy to be found in stillness

#poem #writing #catpoetry #CatsOfMastodon

Archive shot 2016 of my BFF Stevie, I miss him.

Unable to get WriteFreely to work yet. I haven't given up. But in the meantime, I am compelled to publish ... Cat Poems! https://medium.com/@witheredstumpsoftime/cat-poems-cdc135a899bd (on Medium)
p.s. Look how tiny Joey was when I got him! Now he's bigger than me.
#poetry #cats #catpoems #catpoetry #catsofmastodon

I love my kitties.
I can touch them anywhere.
I can touch them here ,
I can touch them there,
I can touch them on the couch,
Or in a chair
#Cats #CatPoetry #CatsOfMastodon

Gentle wake-ups
Food, litter, play, clean, love, sleep, play rest, snuggle, sleep, share food, litter, play,
In the box. Around the corner.
Pounce
Wind-up spring-jump
Leap and run
Quick run away!
Crazy
Rescue pen from table down to floor where it belongs
Crash!
Purr, hiss, growl, meow, squeak
Petting, stretching
Not too much touch, just nearby sit
Tiny, delicate kisses
Gentle wake-ups

#catpoem #catsofmastodon #poetry #catpoetry

Here are some #cat #poems I wrote: https://witheredstumpsoftime.substack.com/p/cat-poems

#catpoetry #catpoems #catsofmastodon #kittens

Cat poems! Inspired by my new housemate, Joey Puppycat Ramone ...https://open.substack.com/pub/witheredstumpsoftime/p/cat-poems?r=uecr2&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

#catsofmastodon #catpoetry #catpoems #cats #kittens #poetry #poems

"See the kitten on the wall, sporting with the leaves that fall,
Withered leaves—one—two—and three, from the lofty elder-tree!
Through the calm and frosty air, of this morning bright and fair . . .
—But the kitten, how she starts; Crouches, stretches, paws, and darts!
....

From : The Kitten and Falling Leaves, by William Wordsworth (1770 –1850)
(full version on our Insta & FB pages!)

Happy #caturday !

#cat #catpoetry #williamwordsworth #williamwordsworthquotes #poem #poemoftheday

A couple of poems "The Velvet Queen" & "Editing the Poem"
https://snowleopardconservancy.org/art-poetry-contest-2022-poetry-finalists/
#CatLove #CatPoetry #InternationalCatDay

"Honey in the Morning" https://oldwaterratpublishing.com/2021/08/31/honey-in-the-morning/ #CatLove #CatPoetry #InternationalCatDay

A couple of poems: "Filming in the Hindu Kush" & "When the Mountain Ghost is Named"
https://snowleopardconservancy.org/the-resilient-mountains-art-poetry-contest-2020-poetry-finalists/ #CatLove #CatPoetry #InternationalCatDay

So peaceful and calming, watching my little cat Diamanda doing her morning wash. With great diligence and supple agility not a bit is missed; all taken at an unrushed and even pace, culminating in the (always amazing to me) thorough cleaning of face by licking the sides of front paws first, then rubbing face with them (oh and ears/top of head).

Then... curl and rest, job done.

Come on Nige, time to shift that lazy arse now!

#catpoetry

What is a cat’s value? Absolutely priceless, in this crazy thing called life. Enjoy the poem #TheCatsValue by #ritamockpike. #mockingowlroost #blog #poetry #poet #poetrycommunity #catpoetry #catpeople #catlovers

https://www.mockingowlroost.com/blog/cats-value-poetry/
(Pictured is the face of a grey tiger cat.)

Four of us
On four floors
Have a civilised discourse
But when forms a toilet queue
Then much hissing does ensue

#pushout #pullback #CatPoetry #caturday #catsofmastodon

I awoke to the sight of one of these "skinned pelts," the visual inspiration for today's haiku poem.🤣The USB cable survived the direct feline assault but sustained a critical loss of -30 hit points.😉

#today #humor #dnd #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #poem #writing #community #writingcommunity
#poetrycommunity
#writinglife #writerslife #writersofmastodon #writer #poetsofmastodon #poet #authorsofmastodon #author #cats #mastocats #catsofmastodon #catpoetry #catpoem

Cat vs. Cable (Electronic Prey)

USB cables,
You're no match for determined
Cats who skin your pelts.

https://write.bz/poetry/electronic-prey-cat-vs-cable

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#writing #community #writingcommunity
#writinglife #writerslife #writersofmastodon #writer #poetsofmastodon #poet #authorsofmastodon #author #clirwin #authorclirwin