Lotus Eaters?

Most cats will be sybarites if they have the chance, but these two have raised the tendency to perfection.

http://www.geocities.com/cleospost/poems.htm

Look Beyond

Even hitting a brick wall doesn't mean there's no hope left.




Image courtesy of raabeonline.net (c)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_bvT-DGcWw

At the Gate of Mystery

My cat Sherlock died in April
his twilight-hued pelt stained red,
his gentle length crushed
under the wheels of a silver van.

I saw him last night: perfect,
dream-whole. His fur sleek, he perched
above me on a high hill’s crest.
Behind him, rich September sky,
a low red pine cone-heavy at his side.

He watched a Saint Bernard scrabble
up the steep talus slope, entreating.
Though my ears discerned no purr,
Sherlock’s gaze encompassed dog and me,
his benevolent face promised welcome.

The Cat Who Loved a Tree

Christmas Tree Decoration c.2006

(alias one who stalks decorations)