Happy (almost) Halloween!
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| Oh my gosh, Smidgey's a squash! (reluctantly) |
Life has been so scary for so long that the need for a Halloween Night Fright seems a bit redundant, doesn't it?
So I decided to dedicate today's post to the wee furry friends often associated with Halloween: Black Cats.
Specifically, my daughter Colleen's black cats: Odin (RIP), Thor, and Hela.
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| Odin |
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| Thor |
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| Hela (and Colleen) |
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| And of course, Loki |
(Do you sense a theme with their names?)
Today's poem was inspired by my other daughter, Maureen's recent drawing of a black cat. She didn't really like the words on the official Inktober prompt list so she sought out the Unofficial Inktober prompt list and chose the word SCRATCH as the inspiration for this drawing:
Then my critique partner in the PAWC group (Poetry Across the World Critique group) and today's fabulous Poetry Friday host, Linda Baie, shared her terrific etheree poem with me - a form I hadn't tried. Again, I was inspired.
(An etheree consists of 10 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 syllables.)
Being "syllabically" challenged I used the website: syllablecounter.net to help me write my poem. Oh, and many thanks to Kathleen, another member of the PAWC group for her kind feedback.
Sleek
kitty
stealthily
slinks through grooves
scratching the surface
to record her own song:
a catty cacophonous
caterwaul with discordant tones
undercutting her subtle furtive
felinosis known as Cat Scratch Fever.
©2020, Bridget Magee. All Rights Reserved.
Smidgey was jealous out of her gourd (see what I did there?) of all the kitty attention so she wanted to be a part of Maureen's impromptu Halloween costume...The Headless Horse(wo)man.
Bonus Treats: Two more reasons why I love the Biden/Harris ticket:
💖 Jill and Joe Biden share the same wedding anniversary as my Joe and I: June 17th!
🎂 Kamala Harris and I share the same birthday: October 20th!
Many, many more Poetry Friday treats can be found at Teacher Dance where the aforementioned lovely Linda is hosting a COVID safe Halloween celebration. Join us!
