Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Domestication

Encirclement
(to some extent)
is seldom worth the effort spent

for every slat
condemns the cat
to never knowing where it's at.

11 comments:

Unknown said...

Wow. this is great! I love how it sounds outloud.

Unknown said...

Perfectly concise. A parable in six lines. I read it aloud and liked it even more. Bravo!

Mary said...

I've enjoyed this. You say it like it is. Bravo!

Rosemary Nissen-Wade said...

Succinct and wise!

Audrey Howitt aka Divalounger said...

Ah--so very true! Wonderful write!

aelfbee said...

I feel a panther's pacing in this.

Panchali said...

ah...reminds me cats are not like dogs !Enjoyed reading this!

Paul Andrew Russell said...

I really enjoyed reading this Bob. :-)

Sherry Blue Sky said...

This is so witty! Loved it. Poor cat!

Eileen T O'Neill ..... said...

Bob,

Absolutely hemmed in within your very clever words..Trying to find a way out...Perhaps the cat flap:)

Best Wishes,
Eileen:)

Thank you Bob for all your visits and comments left at my poems. I have been away for a week on vacation in France. Now returning to find my routine:)

rch said...

Thanks fellow fencers B-)