on the backyard fence

he howls his grand dominion

   over trash and stars





          curled on window ledge

        basking in the warm sunshine

           that seems such a life





   see the moving string

he yawns complete indifference

  sudden sideways pounce





        gently rasping tongue

        I am lost in her soft fur

        hidden claws sink deep



                                  -acm



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i may acknowledge

you later.  for now, you may

watch me clean myself



                    -added by Neil Kennedy