Norie was mischievous, playful, curious, overweight and had asthma for which she was treated with an inhaler twice a day. She didn’t like to be held unless she jumped up in my lap to ask for a few strokes on her thick, black hair. Norie was my friend and companion. She kept me company by … More My Halloween Cat
I love poetry. Even as a child, I loved it. Many of the old-timey poems, nursery rhymes, and songs were read or taught to me by my mother, father, or aunt. Our mother read poems and sang to us too. The first poem I remember was taught to me by my aunt. The Purple Cow … More One of My Simple Pleasures: Poetry
Years ago, when I was in the third grade, I learned a poem that I enjoyed reading so much that I memorized it. I read it and quoted it so many times that even now over sixty years older, I am able to quote the first six lines of it without even looking. It is … More Silly Poem About an Elephant
My two cats bring/brought so much joy to my life that I wrote this poem about them. (Sister passed away December 31, 2018.) I have two cats who are great company, Grey tabby, Sister; and Norie, whose ebony. Their relationship has a fragile concordance, Which tries my mind over feline behavior tolerance.As much as they … More My Two Cats
