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Felis Catus
They stalk me. those ankle-panthers. I try to negotiate a way into their affections, yet they scorn chin tickles, belly rubs, my hesitant ear petting. Too soon they strut away, tails stiff in the air flashing that old pink one eye....

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Categories: felis, poetry,
Form: Free verse
Felis Catus
They stalk me. those ankle-panthers. I try to negotiate a way into their affections, yet they scorn chin tickles, belly rubs my hesitant ear petting. Too soon they strut away tails stiff in the air flashing that old pink one eye....

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Categories: felis, poetry,
Form: Free verse



Felis Catus
Felis catus You have caught a red owl You have caught a red owl How would you roast? Felis catus You have caught a red owl You have caught a red owl How would you boast? Felis catus You have caught a red owl You have caught a red owl How would you toast? Let her go to moon Let her go to moon Felis catus Or you would swoon....

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Categories: felis, cat,
Form: Rhyme
Felis Domestica
Revered, worshipped and idolised For many a century past, This model of faultless divinity Continues to capture our hearts. Clandestine, profound and bewitching Epitome of pride and decorum, A splendid work of nature’s fine art Enlightens our lives with its aura. Enchanting eyes reflective in light During stealthy nocturnal ramblings, Carnivorous stalker of boundless endurance, A feline vampire of unfortunate prey. This diminutive tiger of...

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Categories: felis, animal, cat, endurance,
Form: Free verse
Felis Catus Lords Gallus Gallus Domesticus
without a rocking-chair in sight ol' Tam or Tom rules the roost guarding henhouse since the fox lit out and the door fell off its hinges 'n' all the hens cackle nervously about wondering what tale to tell will Felis catus softly howl tonight to lull them nestling to defenseless © Goode Guy 2013-08-05 for Marianne McKee's print for the Charles Taylor Arts Center ekphrastic...

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Categories: felis, animal, introspection,
Form: Ekphrasis



Premium Member Felis Silvestris Lybica
Are ancient domesticated cats from an Arabic land Is it where they came from, as history understands But this is not so, they lived and graced For in Cyprus was found, a skeleton in place Egypt was favourite, until that burial place was found Interned with its master, on Mediterranean ground They evolved from wildcats in Africa at large Five self-domesticating, in...

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Categories: felis, animals, nature, places
Form: Couplet

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