Puss Shoa

Hello Poetry Lovers

I’d like to feature another Shoa poem today.

You remember this form – six lines each stanza with 4 syllables each line. (come on, keep up!).

Wonderful poet Trisha Broomfield has written a marvellous piece on our favourite subject! Cats! Especially the ‘gifts’ her cat brings her.

It’s terrific, do read on

Holiday done

now we’re back home

cat’s brought a mouse

into the house 

welcome home gift

pleased with himself

I’m clearing up

parts he won’t eat

he can’t see why

I sadly sigh

‘No more mice puss,

we’ve had enough.

I know its all

calculation

you want Dreamies,

a life of ease

these mice are bribes

you’re insistent

persistent puss,

but you leave heads

on my clean floor

now, out the door!’

Crestfallen cat

understands not.

©TB

They are persistent, aren’t they, these feline joys. I bet he got Dreamies in the end! Wonderful piece, Trisha. Thank you so much. More please.

Thanks for tuning in, PL’s for our cat hour. We’ll be back with more poetry antics real soon…