Facets

I see

Little mouse in the grass clippings

Out of sight of my cat

Or so I think

Soft fur

Gold and shadows printed

With white

Like calico

Shadows and light

Falling through the trees

Gold and gray

Then my cat moves

Purring. Suddenly!

Teeth on my fingers

Claws on my arm

Purr under my hand

On my lap

In my heart

Ferret, hummingbird, goldfinch, snake

My hunter’s trophies

Crystal snow falls deep

Heavy trail – the dog

Light trail – my cat

From house to fence

The top of the fence

Black, with paw space

Enough for walking

Pale tree trunks slashed

Rich brown underneath

Good scratching

Good ladder

My calico cat

Perched in a tree
Green peaches behind
Brown dog below
 
You came to me

Stepped into my heart

So my heart beats

So you live on

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Sea Square

Sea things weathered and washed ashore;

things drifting; smoothed like sandy pearls.

Weathered smoothed until all points gleam.

And like all shells taken home,

washed sandy points taken become treasured.

Ashore pearls gleam. Home; treasured; renewed.

written for dVerse

Reflected

Causeway through the sea runs wide

With glinting water either side

Only thread between pier and castle

Parted by water's glimmering babble

In this fluttering mirror appears

Shadow of the sky austere

Silhouette of a knight riding tantivy

Her armor flashing in the sea

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