Blue Cat by Suzy Levinson
Blue Cat’s song
is a caterwaul tale
told to the moon
in a 12-bar snarl
blues progression,
a soulful session,
a jazzy digression
lamenting fickle fate –
a human who’s late.
Copyright 2018 Brenda Davis Harsham
Notes: I’m writing a poem a month with Laura Shovan. This is one of my more favorite of the poems. Thanks, Laura!
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Great poem! … But, I’m biased towards anything relating to cats! 💖
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Yay! Cats rule. 🙂
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Love the gorgeous blue in this image.
Also loved this: “a 12-bar snarl”. That is just like a cat!
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Thanks. I was remembering my cat, whose voice was often loud and prolonged. 🙂
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LOL!!!! A 12 bar snarl. I am so totally a cat person. Love this!
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FEED ME! LET MEOW IN!!! IT’S COLD OUT HERE–SNOW IS TO TO MY EARS—LET—ME—IN!!!! 🙂
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Um. Warming up tomorrow. 🙂 But yes. Exactly. You must have lived with a cat.
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SIX—BUT ONLY FOUR AT ANY ONE TIME! Our last died around five years ago. 😦 Our being prone to infection…from things like cat scratches….
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I was allergic, and would always have respiratory problems when I had a cat. I miss it, though.
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Totally cool. 😉
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Thanks!
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That is a gorgeous picture of a cat and the poem is wonderful.
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Suzy Levinson did a great job on the painting, didn’t she? Thanks for the words on the poem, too. 🙂
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Oh, I love this. 🙂
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Thank you!
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This makes Monday bearable!
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LOL Thank you!
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Love this, Brenda! I can see why it’s one of your favorites. “caterwaul”–perfect word choice !
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Thanks, Molly. 🙂
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AnElephantCant argue with Brenda
He knows there’s no future in that
He just wants to say
That the music will play
And most of us have at some time been that poor cat
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LOL Yes, I have been hungry and impatient. More than once.
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i love it!
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Thanks!
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Meeeusic!!!
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LOL
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this is so beautiful and classical color too!!!
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Thanks!
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I adore this Brenda! It’s really very beautiful.
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Thanks, Holly.
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Lovely
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Thanks!
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