she shot from curled up ball of fluff one second

to protector-predator the next

haunches strong propelling her across the room

in celebration of the hunt instinctual

 

and my what a lovely time she had

chasing that one wayward little mouse

around the house this morn

 

and since the mouse escaped in the end

[i would like to know where it is now anyway]

perhaps it was a lovely way for it

to spend the morn  as well

 

–oh the ways and wonders of the creature that is cat

Heather Pound 2024

photo by Hannah Bates