A Place in the Sun

...an invitation for cat lovers

A Place in the Sun

 

Morning sun

peers brightly through

an east window,

perfectly curling my tabby cat

upon

a futon chair.

 

Incessantly he sleeps

twitching whiskers,

twitching feet

totally oblivious to

a just vacuumed room.

photography by Kelly Scheppers

Author's Note

I wrote this in 2002 for my three cats... Jessie, Milo & Elliott. Jessie & Milo have since died. Jessie, from the ripe old age of 19, and Milo from a respiratory infection. This is my tabby, Elliott, who will be 17 years old next month! { He has two other partners now...Willow & Izzy.} I love my cats...they are like children to me, a part of my family!

Reviews

[SmittyJas]

I notice You are quit the photographer from your camera photo on another site we both are members of. This is very cute I love your used of photography,

[Richard🖌]

Anyone who so loves cats cannot be all bad … not that You, Dear Kelly, are any bad. : )

The names you blessed your darling felines with, I love.
Mine are a black and white angora female, Bingo, a pure white shorthair female, with one brown and one blue eye, Lily, and a huge black medium-hair tom, Pepper. They're all around 12-years-old, and live solely outside (by choice) … they won't even step indoors … cat independence i am sure you are familiar with, eh?

When they die, it hurts like hell, as they live on in the heart and mind, having become a viable and intricate part of us.

I love how you've portrayed Elliot, his comfort and indifference to the world, and your hard work … LOL!

You're a lovely person, Kelly, thank you for sharing You … hugs! ~ Richard

[Kelly Scheppers]

I adore cats, how wonderful that you have three! Animals give great insight to a person's character. They take a lot of commitment, love and nurturing...just like a child. Bingo, Lily and Pepper...I shall remember their names, fondly with your's!

[Richard🖌]

You make me purrr!~

[Roland Petrov]

My sister always has two children, currently Bear and Julius. My parents adopted a stray cat, but that one is scared of the vacuum cleaner and runs away whenever she hears it. Your poem has a tanka quality about it; in fact, I think I can do it for you:

Oblivious to a Just Vacuumed Room

morning sun peers through
an east window perfectly
curling tabby cat
upon futon chair he sleeps
twitching whiskers, twitching feet

[Kelly Scheppers]

I love learning the names other people name their cats! Thank you for the tanka version of my poem, Roland. I like it!

[Suzy Hazelwood]

Aahh, what a lovely tribute to your cat!♥ I think cats are pretty much oblivious to whatever they choose to ignore, and what they don't ignore they seriously investigate. What a life, I wish I could do that and have someone vacuum my carpets!! ;o)

[Kelly Scheppers]

I know, really! I think the house could shake and he would sleep right through it! ...thank you, Suzy!

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I love animals. So uncomplicated and dedicated. A wonderful pic and poem, Kelly

[Kelly Scheppers]

I had a menagerie of everything growing up, and I wouldn't want to live in a house without one! Thank you for your kind reply, Lynn!

[Einstein Noodle]

that is the picture of serenity ... God bless you for being such a fine steward of your "children" .. to be so long lived is testimony to you Kelly ... well done says i!! my Bella is also such a pampered guest ... ;)
E.

[Kelly Scheppers]

Wherever would we be without the love of our four-legged friends? Thank you, my dear E!

[Einstein Noodle]

yep! :) ........

[Will Neill]

Can't say I'm a cat lover but this one looks cute, and I liked your tribute to your pets...I have a dog called Milo and he's a real little character.
Will

[Kelly Scheppers]

My heart just did a somersault...two times over! Thank you, my dear friend!

[Willard Wells]

Cute and funny. Nice. Thanks

[Kelly Scheppers]

Nice to meet you, Willard...thank you!

[Ruth]

Ahh, blissful and contented, sooo cute :) Gave me a sunny smile for a rainy day here...as I type this, my cat has curled on the sofa and oblivious to anything but a warm seat lol Cats are more than cats, animals more than animals, they are our companions and babies ;) I so understand that...all of mine have my heart wrapped around their tiny paws lol ♥

[Kelly Scheppers]

There's nothing like the heart of an animal lover...thank you, Poppy! x

[rubie]

This one really resonated with me, as a relatively new cat "parent". My son recently moved back in with me, and along with him, came his adopted cat, Beck. I fell almost instantly in love.....

I sometimes watch Beck as he naps in the sunlight, and this piece captures that so wonderfully.

Nice write.

[Kelly Scheppers]

It's always amazed me how cats can melt the heart of a man! Thank you, Rubie!