This short poem is the first that I’ve written since high school despite a career spent writing and editing. I was inspired by our Siamese, Bobo, who spends his days sunning himself in his doughnut of invincibility. Hope you enjoy it and feel free to comment.

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Blue eyes squint myopically,
Blissful in the fleeting warmth of a sunbeam,
Dreams of snug, inviting laps.

Chocolate tail coils tight
Perfect ‘o’ drizzled through cream,
Spiky teeth glitter, pink tongue curls, yawning wide.
Mmm, blazing rays of sun…

A hair out of place, a hair out of place
Somewhere, somewhere, plasters it down.
Somewhere to be.
Stands, stretching tall, stretches, stretches

Taps a sharp, curvy claw. Takes a step.
But, where…?
Mmm, baking hot sun.
Sits back, cerulean eyes shut in ecstasy

Ahh, warm, cozy laps.

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