K – NaPoWriMo

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Mary Beth Frezon

This large cat, filling
the crook behind my bent knee —
kittenish no longer.

the blank kitten stare,
looking, pouncing, waiting look:
grows knowing with age.

Cat, too large to lift,
content now to sleep on lap
once a small kitten.

Sleep my agéd cat —
in my memory, safe
you remain, kitten

the cats who love me,
the kittens who stole my heart,
luckily, the same.

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3 Responses to K – NaPoWriMo

  1. Betty Frezon says:
    April 13, 2015 at 12:12 pm

    I am sure many people relate to this poem. Even though
    I just borrowed
    Them I am attached.

    • Mary Beth Frezon says:
      April 13, 2015 at 9:13 pm

      many will relate •
      Although I just borrowed them •
      I got quite attached.

      Thanks Mom – for borrowing my cats while I was in NZ!

  2. Daleah says:
    April 13, 2015 at 2:45 pm

    This is wonderful, Mary Beth. It expresses with simplicity the complexity and depth that can come when you share your life and home with cats. May I share with a friend who recently lost her 20 year old cat?

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