BLACK CAT DREAMING

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Poem By: Anna Therese
Poetry

Tags: love, cat, dreaming, poem, poetry, mother

I'M IN LOVE, HE'S IN LOVE, WHAT MORE CAN I SAY!! View table of contents...

Submitted: Aug 27, 2008 Reads: 144 Comments: 21 Likes: 13

Black cat dreaming

sleek, graceful

pad, pad, softly

wet face pressed

upon my window

watching, waiting

Black cat mother

where are you?

I love you

If anyone else is pleased to see me in the morning, he is the only one who shows it. He is the only one who tells me I bring him contentment, warmth, gladness…

Amber, almond eyes

gleam trust, adoration

Black cat lover

grazes legs, purring

warm, gentile, regal

agile bound to

our kitchen table

Black cat mother

smoodge me dear

Who else is going to stay with me, play with me, calm me, lick my salty tears, perch close to me, heat the bottom of my bed, stretch out for hours beside me, see me only, always, as beautiful, see me truly, make me smile…

smile…

Black cat mother

slow, pensive,

pad, pad, medium-soft

drinks black coffee

window watching, waiting

whisper wishing

Black cat dreaming

where are you?

I love you too

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Comments:

Nonna2

My Black Cat was called Felix, his partner poor Oscar didn't survive long. Your Poem brings back memories.
Susan

Posted: Aug 27, 2008

Author Comment:

Thanks for reading Susan. A poem like this can evoke lovely memories, glad it did for you.

Classy Peach

Smooodge? Is there an emotional physical notion that I am not aware of?!!

Oh what love you pour into this poem! Amber, almond eyes sums up your regal thoughts for your feline lover!

I admire your ability to step outside the box which you so often do with your poems. There are no lines around AT.

By the end of reading, I could feel the purrrring, which, I'm certain, is your objective.

Very Cool AT.

Posted: Aug 27, 2008

Author Comment:

Classy a lovely comment. perhaps should be smooch???????!!!!!! Smoodge fits the mood???? A cat's version of "cuddle me" (my cat loves kisses too!!)

air

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
:( I cry, oh I SOOOOO LOVED it.
oh Anna the pictires I recieved in my mind brought back So many memeories.
I Adore animals have always had them, still do.
this poem is remarkable, and it is so dear, so so dear. ah, thankyou Anna thankyou thankyou.
:-) katie

Posted: Aug 27, 2008

Author Comment:

Katie you are so generous and genuine with your comments always, thanks kindly. I was very relieved to have something written after a quiet spell!

Brooke Gross

Awww, this is such a sweet poem! I love it!

Posted: Aug 27, 2008

Author Comment:

Brooke thanks for reading and equally sweet comment.

Riobald

Just loved it!!! I have 3 cats. All were born wild. 1 was bottle fed. Sometimes they are all sleeping around me when I wake up.

Posted: Aug 27, 2008

Author Comment:

Oh Riobald what a wonderful contribution about your own 3 cats. I love the idea of them surrounding you whilst sleeping.

bubbly

hi! anna. love is in the air. so, when r u throwing the party. i'd want to meet the lovers. all cats've nine lives. these may go on and on. for love has rubbed off its potent magic on them. cheers. lol. ;-)

Posted: Aug 27, 2008

Author Comment:

Lovely comment Bubbly - you have a very poetic way of putting things.

EdwardJBradleySr

Anna Therese:

Most well written and expressed "valentine". To one's own pet cat. Loyalty and affection from one's own pet is hard to duplicate. When another human being is the object of our affection. Serving to show how humans can learn some of the more noble human character traits from some of the other "critters" around us.

It is easier for a beloved pet cat or dog to not betray their owners. For a variety of reasons. The most important of which may be: "They cannot talk!". Most enjoyable.

Gave it an "I Like It" vote.

Will "catch-up" with reading your other postings. Will append "I Like It" votes. At times, without commenting.

Happy trails,

Ed Bradley.

Posted: Aug 27, 2008

Author Comment:

Ed I am always grateful for your reads and comments. It IS a valentine isn't it!? Sometimes "love" poems are in fact hard to write because you are too close.

Nixie

Aww, how sweet! I could just imagine it, great imagery, Anna. Especially loved the "pad, pad, softly" for some reason it stuck the whole way through. Really enjoyed this one! ~ Nixie

Posted: Aug 27, 2008

Author Comment:

Thanks so much Nixie - pad, pad really captures the essence of my cat's unconditional love for some reason - the way he has captured my heart.

Pratibha

THANKS FOR INFORMING ANNA...
An enjoyable read and the lines

Amber, almond eyes
gleam trust, adoration

asked me to STOP and read slowly and savour the meaning....lol...

NOW, i know why...

this poem rather came to me as a song - with gravity and elegance...
it cheered me up just as u had promised ....THANK YOU ANNA....

Posted: Aug 27, 2008

Author Comment:

Pratibha this is just a little of the warmth and cheer I am sending your way to a special lady who has brought me warmth and cheer often.

gerabel

I knew I could count on you to perk me up this morning, Anna!!! What a heart-warming tribute to your 'little one' A lovely read that stays with you long after.

"prrrrr"... "prrrrr"... (Jerry is purring!!) (^_^)
See what your writing did to me!!!

Posted: Aug 28, 2008

Author Comment:

Jerry I am so happy you came to read and comment - you so often cheer me with your poetry - glad to payback!

Urja

What a beauty, Anna! Read this poem several times - it smoothed out the wrinkles of my mind, caused by a hectic day and having to deal with lazy and inefficient subordinates. It flowed like silk against my mind, leaving it soft and smooth with a gentle glow. I have a dog who welcomes me with boundless joy every time I return home and I could really relate. The last stanza made me smile, with the focus on another black cat, drinking black coffee and padding medium softly! Hope the coffee was hot and strong!

Posted: Aug 28, 2008

Author Comment:

Urja what a wonderful comment, so warm and colourful - I can tell you read the poem!

iMazed

From one cat-lover to another: very well done! Thank you for sharing!

Posted: Aug 28, 2008

Author Comment:

Thank you so much for reading and comment. Cat-lovers will see how much love was behind my poem.

Alek92

I have a cat like that. Hes special also. Great poem.

Posted: Aug 28, 2008

Author Comment:

You can see the love then - thanks for reading and comment

jrshaff

Very beautifully written! I'm not a huge cat person, being allergic and all, but I really think they're great animals. This seems to hit the mark.

Posted: Aug 28, 2008

Author Comment:

How sad to have a cat allergy. Must really damper your enthusiasm for them. Thanks for reading.

Jbortti

I will start to think about have a black cat to my own!

Posted: Aug 29, 2008

Author Comment:

A black cat may bring you luck Jbortti - if not luck, plenty of love. Thanks for reading. (I am pleased to see you back - may have mentioned that before?)

Marathongman

Very descriptive = nicely written

Posted: Aug 29, 2008

Author Comment:

Thank you for the generous comment. A new name on my comments page, shall visit you in return.

dreaming of you

a lovely poem , from a beautiful mind .

Posted: Sep 2, 2008

Author Comment:

Thanks so much dreaming of you - lots of dreaming from beautiful minds (hence your pen name)

ScatterBrain

I've never though of myself as a cat lover. I always felt more of a dog person (I have certainly been called a dog), but since I have been married (nearly twenty years now) we have had CATS.

I have grown to like some of them (the ones that like me). I think we have had five so far. Salem (all black), Ranger, Nutsy, Cassie and Boo. This poem reminds me of our current cat, BOO. He is all black, just like your picture. He is a character.

Thanks for sharing,

Hope all is well and take care,

Ted

Posted: Sep 4, 2008

Author Comment:

Ted great to hear from you. You have such a quirky sense of humor! (called a dog, ha ha!) I love dogs too but the mix of them around cattle (our work) is not good. Some people use cattle dogs but generally they scare the herd (hubby prefers his human cattle "dog" rounder-up - ha, ha again. Me!)

matthew smith

well Anna first i want to comment on the structure. It's unusual but beautifully written. i works wonderfully well. The stanzas seem to have that quick elegant grace about them; snappy with image replacing image, and then they roll into poetic prose which seems to capture the essence of the images in each stanza. I may not have explained this very well but in short I love the pace and structure of this piece. Also you catch the feelings you have in regard your cat, or anything animal or person which makes us feel loved and wanted, or rather, makes us feel special. In saying that I have a cat but I think all he really cares about is food. I tell him he’ll get fat but he takes no notice. I do love the poem tho

Posted: Sep 8, 2008

Author Comment:

I love this comment Matthew! I think the structure sort of "happened" - the poem about my cat extended into the thought processes while I was with him (hence the two longer paragraph/breaks.) Academia would probably frown but anything is acceptable in the world of poetry in my view (hence poetic license?) I love the contrast between cats and cat owners!

XxLast BreathxX

I like all the describing words you used in this one!
-*Huggs*

Posted: Sep 19, 2008

Author Comment:

Lovely warm comment thanks so much.

KatieGurtis

I love this! You really evoke why it is that the bond between people and animals is so special. It reminds me of my kitty. Plus, now I don't feel like a crazy cat lady. :P

Posted: Nov 4, 2008