Sunday, April 18, 2010

NaPoWriMo # 18 - Suspicious activity

Suspicious activity

When the strainer for the kitchen drain
is in the center of the floor at dawn

when there are q-tips beneath the pillow
or an earring and tie-clip suddenly are gone

When there is water around the fish bowl
when scarves are tucked into the couch

if there are footprints on the counter
and crow outside becomes a squawking grouch

a roll of stamps becomes unraveled
and underneath the chair a bottle cap appears

and soil keeps escaping from a planter
there is no doubt:  the cat's been here

- Mar Walker
Yes this is just a little light verse but true. Above sits one of the conspirators. 

THE PROMPT: Write a poem featuring the cat family, whether big or small.

5 comments:

Erobintica said...

*waves to Miet!

I liked this - especially the q-tips (glad to know it's not just our cats that have a thing for them).

Mad Mar said...

Jakelee made water appear around both the toilet and the fish bowl. He loved to play in water. He also stole q-tips from the trash and stashed them in various locations. He also was the sink strainer. I caught him at it one day - he would hook it with one claw and fling it over the side so he could stick his paw down the drain. Fillus dug out the plants once, everyone of them over the years left footprints on the counters. Miet loves little objects left on the edge and cannot resist pushing them off.

pieceofpie said...

ohhhhhhhhh that is so true!!!... i love finding little round objects in corners... and the sound of their paws hittin the floor from counters... this was absolutely a delightful read... and im still smilin... thank you... i have 4 [too many] here kitty kitty

W. Stauffer said...

Hello Mad Mar,

I see that you write the newsletter for the poetry reading? There is going to be a cool reading in Hartford next Sunday that I want to invite CT poets to. It is part of a 34 Day tour with readings at poets' graves. You can find the info. at the below URL and if you can let others know that would be great. Walter Skold

http://deadpoets.typepad.com/dead_poets_of_connecticut/

rallentanda said...

And aren't they wonderful creatures?