Haiku: window watching
branches shiver dance lemony finch flits sits chips cat and whiskers twitch
Tag Archives: cats
Make Something: Alphabet
My cats have a very limited vocabulary. Still, the three creatures manage to convey enough meaning and emotion that they get virtually everything they want from the humans in their household […]
Make Something: Silver
Silver stuff on a silver surface. That was today’s make something challenge. I put myself up against several obstacles, thereby creating a lackluster result. First, I challenged myself to complete the making […]
Make Something: Pet Love Song
Completely by coincidence on this Valentine’s Day, the make something prompt invites me to write a love song. But not just any love song. A love song about a pet. […]
Make Something: As a Cat
“Imagine you are an animal and work as that animal would today.” Cats at their day jobs We have three cats: two adults called Frankie and Dash, and a kitten […]
Make Something: Pet Friendly
arms and legs entwined intimate unison rest afternoon cat nap
Make Something: Animal House
This day’s make something prompt was to create a unique house for a small animal—a bird, a bat, a cat … Our cats, a calico named Frankie and a tabby […]
Make Something: Hair
As I reached this 200th day of making things, I confess that my heart sank when I read the prompt. Noah Scalin invited me to create something from my own […]
Make Something: Animal Inspiration
The little girls didn’t produce work to save today. Between one’s Girl Scout hike in the rain and the other’s solo at a chorus concert, they were simply too busy. […]
Make Something: Small & “On Hand”
Yesterday marked the end of National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo), which means my 30-day poetry jag is over. That’s not to say I’m done writing poems; no way. But now […]
Feisty Feline
our calico cat so lean and petite is trolling the house on white cotton feet heedless of odds and to our surprise she carries ‘round objects at least twice her […]
Paws Alarm
four in the morning cat’s paws demand attention by kneading my arm
The Cat’s Lament
Today’s poem was a breakfast table collaboration with my daughters, ages 8 and 10, as we watched our cats twitch and stare out the window. I see potential for more […]
Two Thirsty
Day 316 prompt: Water one kitten is happy with a bowl from which to lap the other insists on drinking from the tap
Beth Nyland 