Encounter
They met at the back door
He was going out
She was coming in
Bemused, enchanted
They stood face to face
Eye to eye
She was charmed by
His long fluttering eyelashes
Then she took a peck
We rushed to sweep him up
Before she reached his eye
Only eight months old
Though already walking
Without boots
Who was he to stand
Between a chook and her beloved
Cat food?
12 May 2018
Virginia Lowe
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This had a lovely twist at the tale, Virginia. I’d suggest you enter it in Short and Twisted anthology (Celapene Press) when Kathryn Duncan publisher calls for submissions (not sure when, but it will be in Buzz Words).
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Lovely, Virginia
A beauty, Virginia!😊
Did I say I loved the picture – though ours aren’t bold enough to approach while the cats are actually eating, only when they’ve finished. They aren’t clever enough to gang up like this, either. But as we are vegetarian, the cat’s meat is a particular delight to them… Best, Virginia Dr Virginia Lowe Create a Kids’ Book http://www.createakidsbook.com.au PO Box 2, Ormond Victoria 3204 ph: 03 9578 5689 mob: 0400 488 100 “Stories, Pictures and Reality: Two children tell” (Routledge 2007) https://www.facebook.com/pages/Create-a-Kids-Book/216518838392741
Thanks Di, Janet and Jennifer. Just found these comments. I’ve already approached Kathryn, Di, because it was January last year when she called for submissions, and i had two in Short and Twisted 2018. . She said she was giving it a rest for a year, but would get back to it eventually. I’ve refined the poem just a little since the version here. taken out ‘We rushed to swoop…. eye’ – gives it away too soon, i decided, especially as ‘peck’ can be ‘kiss’ which is wittier than I realised.
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