Category Archives: Animals



Sunshine

Sunshine, Joan’s therapy cat, sometimes sleeps
With us, sometimes not. Untrammeled, he roams
About, guards the gates, makes prodigious leaps
To pace my desk, secure his turf at home. Continue reading →

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Silverfish

Lepisma saccharina dwell in dark
Drawers. Sometimes, you see them scoot for cover—
Silverfish—darting among spoons and forks,
Searching for sustenance, or, perhaps, love. Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Who Knows?

Patio Paradise

Two feral cats established residence
On our front patio. An alpha male
(Our neighbor’s collared pet) masters the fence,
And joins their daily meals (this, without fail!) Continue reading →

Posted in Animals