Ceramic Pot Inscriptions

     For J.K.

Flirtatious birds flit—
Stalking cats misunderstand—
Unrequited love!

Cats, obsessed with birds,
Fret, constrained by gravity—
Unfair: cats can’t fly!

Slit-eyed cats can climb
But birds read dark feline hearts—
Tempt—then flick away.

Birds would like to stay,
Play tag, mix it up—but can’t!
Cats play much too rough.
                     (3/10/09)

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