Catalogged

I've never been accused of being a cat person...except there was this one....Anyway, Haiku seemed to fit with the inscrutable nature of cats, this one anyway...

CATALOGGED

 

 

 

A strange thing occurred,

But I can scarce believe it:

Cat-aclysmic, yes!

 

Did I not e'er say,

Even from my childhood on,

Felines were Ba'al's spawn?

 

Guin is the beast's name.

How it happened, I know not:

I by her am smote!

 

Jumps about like mad!

Kitten of about four years,

Laying on my breast

 

Most uncattish, she;

No Gallic disdain is hers,

Or standoffishness.

 

Purrs not loud, nor oft.

Quietly nuzzles her head

Rhythmic, underhand.

 

She signals, "It's time

"To scratch here, where tongue won't reach,

 "Underneath my chin!"

 

Vigilantly, she

Watches me bathe, dress, read, sleep:

Xenomorph, for sure!

 

Yes! I DO love her;

Zealously I seek love from

A cat: Guinevere

 

December 10, 1988

Author's Note

Xenomorph: one unlike others of its kind; had to go to the Dic for that one!
Yes, I know it should be smitten, too many syllables!

Reviews

[Markymark]

Yup,

I see you've made an acrostic out of it as well. Nice work. Have you seen my acrostic for young Caylee Anthony. People oogled over it on two other sites....I didn't advertise it well over here. If you do give it a gander......try looking from a couple of different angles. (hint). Creativity is key to all.

Niiiiiice.

Markymark

[Nancy Lee Shrader]

This is a really wonderful Haiku. Thank you very much for entering my contest. Well done Haiku Poet Well done!