Two jade green eyes
looking at me, they
follow me 'round the room
property of an inquisitive,
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Hey, Nika! Your Poem of the Day introduced me to you, and now I’m reading your poems. In all of them I’ve read there’s a consistency I like, how your poems unfold in a natural conversational voice. I particularly like this one because of the subject. I’m not a cat person, but my wife is, and I’ve had years of observing them which have led to a bunch of poems. In this one you capture well the puzzling independent-depentent nature of these critters. -Glen Kappy
Hi Glen, thanks so much for your lovely comment! ~ I'll be sure to read your poems as well.
Cats, they are just wonderful. Here you've managed to capture their personality perfectly. A wonderful poem, Nika.