Saturday, November 06, 2010

Life is cheep

I miss that cat,

and that cat,

and that one.


I miss that parakeet,

that one,

and that one, especially.


No birds of mine have died

in 13 years.

But two cats in two have gone.


Thirteen years ago

a human life ceased.

The contrasts of effort still puzzle me.


Crush a roach,

usher a spider or wasp,

bury an unknown pigeon.


Rip out a rose bush,

Slash at raspberry canes full of thorns,

Preserve the weed someone mentioned was akin to spinach.


Eat dead cow,

dead chicken,

dead pig.


Save puppy-mill pups,

crazy-cat-lady hoarded felines,

use erratic capitalization.

4 comments:

Hyperblogal said...

Would this qualify as Poetic Panache? Note random capitalization..

Applecart T. said...

ganache is preferred.

marzipan may be substituted.

in a pinch, a canister of unpacked brown sugar will suffice.

Applecart T. said...

http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/hot-buttered-pretzels-recipe

Applecart T. said...

add 1 budgie (aka 'parakeet')