Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Wizardly wishes


The stray black-haired cat,
Stellar blue-eyes, sat
On the steps to my home,
His mouth purring, "Come."

My hand outstretched,
His whiskers fetched.
The wish, I advanced:
My heart be lanced

By a stunning apparition
Of sudden transmutation.
I shook as I stood
And then understood

What the cat-form became:
"Merlin's my name."




posted to Read Write Poem prompt #80:
what i could never tell my mother



6 comments:

  1. Magic! You already know all about TS Eliots great cat poems I'm sure.

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  2. His mouth purring, "Come."

    Nice twist on who is leading right from the start, and a gorgeous cat, too.

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  3. meow meow.....purrrrrrrrrrrrrrr....one of my grandaughters just got a wee kitten

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  4. What fun! I can't imagine why you could never tell your mother...

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  5. Oooo! I would love to meet Merlin in such a way!

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